ὑπερῴῳ
hyperōion
upper room
An upper room or chamber, especially the elevated part of a house or building used for various purposes such as eating, gathering, or sleeping. While its primary sense is an upper-level space, it can also refer to a specific room on the top floor of a private dwelling, often used for communal or formal gatherings.
Acts 20:8 · Word #7
Lexicon G5253
| Lemma | ὑπερῷον |
| Transliteration | hyperōion |
| Strong's | G5253 |
| Definition | An upper room or chamber, especially the elevated part of a house or building used for various purposes such as eating, gathering, or sleeping. While its primary sense is an upper-level space, it can also refer to a specific room on the top floor of a private dwelling, often used for communal or formal gatherings. |
Morphology N DAT N SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | upper room |
| Literal | upper-room |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ὑπερῷον |
| Strong's | G5253 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G5253-01
in the upper room
| Morphological Notes | Noun, neuter, singular, dative (Gr,N,,,,,DNS); denotes a single upper-level chamber in dative case. |
| Rendering Rationale | The lemma denotes an elevated chamber or upper-level room (literally "the above space"). The dative singular form is rendered with a natural English locative sense ("in the upper room"), preserving both its spatial meaning and case function. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
upper room
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Simplified from P1 'in the upper room' to 'upper room' for strict one-to-one mapping per SIBI rules; location is communicated by 'in' already. |