Tameîon — G5009

Definition

neuter noun

akin to

1. a storechamber, storeroom
2. a chamber, especially 'an inner chamber'

Usually translated as

closet, storehouse, secret chamber

Origin

neuter contraction of a presumed derivative of tamías (a dispenser or distributor

Occurrences

Tameîon occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), Luke (2)

• Matthew 6:6 — But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet (ταμιειον), and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
• Matthew 24:26 — Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers (ταμείοις); believe it not.
• Luke 12:3 — Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets (ταμείοις) shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
• Luke 12:24 — Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse (ταμεῖόν) nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?