ὙΠΕΡΩ͂ΙΟΝ: 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 (v. DB, iii, 674a): Ac 1:13 9:37, 39 20:8 (cf. IV Ki 23:22).†