noun · neuter
katalumem
Greekκατάλυμα (kataluma)
Strong’sG2646
an inn, lodging-place
stem katalum-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† κατά-λυμα, -τος, τό
(< καταλύω), [in LXX: Ex 4:24 (מָלוֹן), I Ki 9:22 (לִשְׁכָּה), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2646 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkat-al'-oo-mah
properly, a dissolution (breaking up of a journey), i.e. (by implication) a lodging-place
Fromfrom G2647;
King Jamesguestchamber, inn.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | katalumem2×κατάλυμά | katalumeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | katalumeu | katalumeiu |
| to, for dative | katalume1×καταλύματι | katalumei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
katalume is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
katalumem“guest room”subject or objectdirect singular2×
Mark 14:14“guest room”kai hopou ean eiserchateia legavar to oikodespoto hoti Tos didaskalos legatō; Pou atō tem katalumem mu hopou tem pascha meta toiu mathētoiu mu esthiameia?and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
Luke 22:11“guest room”kai legavi to oikodespoto tau oikiau; Legatō si tos didaskalos; Pou atō tem katalumem hopou tem pascha meta toiu mathētoiu mu esthiameia?and say to the owner of that house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
katalume“inn”to, fordative singular1×
Luke 2:7“inn”kai tiktata ton huion autau ton prōtotokon, kai sparganata auton kai anaklinata auton en fatna, dioti ouk ate autoi topos en te katalume.And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.