ὑπερῷον, -ου, τό (neut. of ὑπερῷος, above, ὑπέρ) [in LXX for עֲלִיָּה and cogn. forms ;] 1. in cl., the upper story or upper rooms where the women resided (Hom., a1.). 2. In LXX and NT, an upper chamber, roof-chamber, built on the flat roof of the house (see DB, iii, 674a): Act.1:13 9:37, 39 20:8 (cf. 4Ki.23:22).† (AS)
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G5253 — ὑπερῷον
huperōon · upper room · Greek
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Acts 1:13 · ὑπερῷονWhen they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.Acts 9:37 · ὑπερῴῳ.At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.Acts 9:39 · ὑπερῷον,So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.Acts 20:8 · ὑπερῴῳNow there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.