- Original: ταμεῖον - Transliteration: Tameion - Phonetic: tam-i'-on - Definition: 1. a storage chamber, storeroom 2. a chamber esp. an inner chamber 3. a secret room - Origin: contraction of a presumed derivative of tamias (a dispenser or distributor - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Neuter - Strong's: Neuter contraction of a presumed derivative of ταμίας tamias (a dispenser or distributor; akin to τέμνω temnō to cut); a dispensary or magazine that is a chamber on the ground floor or interior of an Oriental house (generally used for storage or privacy a spot for retirement): - secret chamber closet storehouse.