ταμεῖονtameîon
akin to , to cut); a dispensary or magazine, i.e. a chamber on the ground-floor or interior of an Oriental house (generally used for storage or privacy, a spot for retirement)
Greek (New Testament) · G5009
Meanings
1. a treasury.
2. a store-chamber (Arist., Xen.; Deuteronomy 28:8): Luke 12:24.
3. an inner chamber (Xen., Hell., v, 4, 5; Isaiah 26:20, and elsewhere): Matthew 6:6, Matthew 24:26, Luke 12:3.
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 6:6 But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
- Matthew 24:26 “So if someone tells you, ‘Look, the Messiah is out in the desert,’ don’t bother to go and look. Or, ‘Look, he is hiding here,’ don’t believe it!
- Luke 12:3 Whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be shouted from the housetops for all to hear!
- Luke 12:24 Look at the ravens. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for God feeds them. And you are far more valuable to him than any birds!
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.