κοιτών
koitōn
G2846
G:N-M
Greek
bedroom/chamberlain
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Koiton denotes the king’s chamber as the setting that identifies Blastus’s position in Acts 12:20.
The attested use identifies a royal chamber in connection with Blastus, described in Acts 12:20 as the one over the king’s chamber.
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The king’s chamber · dominant
In Acts 12:20, the genitive singular masculine form occurs in the description of Blastus’s position in relation to the king’s chamber. The APB renders the clause “Blastus, the one over the king's chamber,” locating the term within a royal household setting.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 12:20, the APB presents the term within “the king's chamber” in its description of Blastus.