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κοιτών

koitṓn

G2846 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

An inner room used for sleeping, specifically a bedroom or sleeping chamber; by extension, an inner or private chamber within a house or palace. The primary sense centers on a space reserved for rest or private residence.

Semantic Range

bedroom, sleeping chamber, inner room, private chamber, bedchamber

Root / Etymology

From the noun κοίτη (koitē, 'bed' or 'marital bed'), which derives from the verb κεῖμαι (keimai, 'to lie, to be laid'), with -ών(-ṓn) ending forming an agent or noun indicating place. Thus, κοιτών literally refers to the place of lying down (i.e., bedroom).

Historical & Contextual Notes

In classical and Hellenistic Greek, κοιτών denoted a bedroom or private sleeping area, distinct from the more general οἶκος (oikos, 'house' or 'dwelling'). In broader Greco-Roman domestic and palace architecture, the κοιτών might refer to the most private family spaces, in contrast to public or semi-public rooms such as the ἀνδρῶν (andrōn, 'men's quarters'). In the Septuagint, κοιτών translates various Hebrew terms for inner rooms or chambers (e.g., חֶדֶר, cheder), and in the New Testament/early Christian literature, it often implies a space associated with privacy, sleep, or intimacy. Later translation traditions, including some English Bibles, render κοιτών as 'bedchamber' or, less commonly, with titles like 'chamberlain' when referring to someone in charge of such quarters (a contextual application, not a direct lexical meaning). The nuance of physical space remains fundamental, with metaphorical development limited in extant texts. Its meaning remains stable from the classical to early Byzantine periods.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from κοίτη; a bedroom:--+ chamberlain.

Root Family

κοιτ- (koítē) — to lie down, to recline, to sleep

Root κοιτ- to lie, to sleep, to rest
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
G2845 κοίτη in beds

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G2846-01 κοιτῶνος koitonos N GEN M SG bedchamber of the sleeping chamber bedchamber 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G2846-01 Acts 12:20 κοιτῶνος koitonos N GEN M SG bedchamber of the sleeping chamber bedchamber
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