room Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
room in Smith's Bible Dictionary
The references to "room" in #Mt 23:6; Mr 12:39; Lu 14:7,8; 20:46| signify the highest place on the highest couch round the dinner or supper table --the "uppermost seat", as it is more accurately rendered in #Lu 11:43|
room in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
ROOM , in the phrases "uppermost room" or "chief room," Matt 23:6; Mark 12:39; Luke 14:7-9; Luke 20:46; denotes the seat of honor at the table, the first place on the first couch. See Eating.
room in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
In Matthew 23:6; Mark 12:39; Luke 14:7-8; Luke 20:46, not in our sense, but "place at table". Expressed in Luke 11:43 "uppermost". frontREHOBOTH.)