κοιτών G2846
bed-chamber, private sleeping quarters
This term refers to the intimate, private space of a bedchamber or sleeping room. In Acts 12:20, Blastus holds the position 'over the king's bedchamber' (chamberlain), a role of significant trust and access in ancient royal courts. The word could also denote a burial chamber or grave in classical usage, but the New Testament occurrence clearly refers to the living quarters. French 'chambre' and Spanish 'dormitorio' straightforwardly identify the room's function.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Luke uses this word for the royal bedchamber in Herod's palace, where Blastus served as chamberlain—a position equivalent to the Latin 'cubicularius.' The office involved intimate access to the king's private quarters, making Blastus a valuable intermediary for the Tyrian delegation. The multilingual glosses unanimously point to private sleeping quarters. 1×
AR["غُرْفَةِ-النَّوْمِ"]·ben["শয়নকক্ষের"]·DE["κοιτῶνος"]·EN["bedchamber"]·FR["chambre"]·heb["חֲדַר-מִשְׁכָּב"]·HI["शयनकक्ष"]·ID["kamar-tidur"]·IT["camera-da-letto"]·jav["kamar-sare"]·KO["침실에"]·RU["спальней"]·ES["dormitorio"]·SW["chumba-cha-kulala"]·TR["yatak-odasının"]·urd["خواب-گاہ"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
κοιτών, ῶνος, ὁ, bed-chamber, Refs 5th c.BC+chamberlain, NT+2nd c.AD+; ἐπὶ κ. Σεβαστοῦ, = Latin cubicularius Augusti, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __2 grave, Refs __3 nursery, ἐν κ. εἶναι to be an infant, minor, Refs 6th c.AD+ __II landing-place, Refs