κατάλυμαkatályma

properly, a dissolution (breaking up of a journey), i.e. (by implication) a lodging-place

Greek (New Testament) · G2646

Meanings

1. = classical Greek καταγώγιον (cf. πανδοχεῖον), an inn, lodgingplace: Luke 2:7 (so Exodus 4:24, and MGr.).

2. a guest-room (1 Samuel 9:22): Mark 14:14, Luke 22:11.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Mark 14:14 At the house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?’
  • Luke 2:7 She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.
  • Luke 22:11 say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?’

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.