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In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to denote the intimate and private nature of the marriage relationship. It can also imply the act of lying together, often in a sexual context.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the bed was not only a piece of furniture but also a symbol of intimacy and privacy within the household. The marriage bed, in particular, was considered sacred and was often associated with the covenantal relationship between husband and wife. In Jewish tradition, the sanctity of the marriage bed was emphasized, reflecting the importance of purity and fidelity.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2845.htm">koité</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a bedchamber<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>chamberlain* (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2846: κοιτών</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κοιτών</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κοιτῶνος</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (from <span class="greek2">κοίτη</span>; cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">νυμφών</span></span> etc.), <span class="accented">a sleeping room, bed-chamber</span>: <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπί</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">κοιτῶνος</span>, <span class="accented">the officer who is over the bed-chamber, the chamberlain,</span> <a href="/interlinear/acts/12-20.htm">Acts 12:20</a> (<a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/4-7.htm">2 Samuel 4:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/8-3.htm">Exodus 8:3</a>; 1 Esdr. 3:3; the Atticists censure the word, for which Attic writings generally used <span class="greek2">δωμάτιον</span>; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Lob. ad Phryn.</span>, p. 252f.).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>a bedroom, bedchamber<p>From <a href="/greek/2845.htm">koite</a>; a bedroom -- + chamberlain. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2845.htm">koite</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κοιτώνα κοιτώνι κοιτωνος κοιτώνος κοιτώνός κοιτῶνος κοιτώνων koitonos koitônos koitōnos koitō̂nos<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/12-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 12:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τοῦ <b>κοιτῶνος</b> τοῦ βασιλέως</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/12-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> over the <span class="itali">bedchamber</span> of the king<p><b><a href="/greek/2846.htm">Strong's Greek 2846</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2846.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/koito_nos_2846.htm">κοιτῶνος — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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