"lodging, inn, Lk. 2:7; a guest-chamber, Mk. 14:14; Lk. 22:11*"
Definition and meaning
lodging, inn, Lk. 2:7; a guest-chamber, Mk. 14:14; Lk. 22:11*
In the original Greek the word is written: κατάλυμα
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of katalyma (G2646) across the King James Bible.
And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
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Common questions
Strong's G2646 (katalyma) is a Greek word that means: lodging, inn, Lk. 2:7; a guest-chamber, Mk. 14:14; Lk. 22:11* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word katalyma (G2646) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2646 is katalyma, a Greek word defined as: lodging, inn, Lk. 2:7; a guest-chamber, Mk. 14:14; Lk. 22:11*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
katalyma is a Greek word found in the New Testament.