Strongs Number: G5253
- Greek Word
- ὑπερῷον
- Transliteration
- huperōon
- Phonetic
- hoop-er-o'-on
- Part of Speech
- Noun Neuter
- Strongs Definition
-
a higher part of the house that is apartment in the third story
- Thayers Definition
-
1. the highest part of the house, the upper rooms or story where the women resided
2. a room in the upper part of a house, sometimes built upon the flat roof of the house, whither Orientals were wont to retire in order to sup, meditate, pray
- Origin
- Neuter of a derivative of G5228
- Bible Usage
- upper chamber (room).