Kolumbēthra κολυμβήθρα
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| κολυμβήθρα | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kolumbēthra |
| Strong's number | G2861 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | pool |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
Kolumbēthra (Greek κολυμβήθρα, Strong's G2861) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “pool”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
κολυμβήθρα, -ας, ἡ
(κολνμβάω), [in LXX for בְּרֵכָה, 4Ki.18:27, al. ;]
a swimming pool, pool: Jhn.5:2, 4 5:7 9:7.†
(AS)
(κολνμβάω), [in LXX for בְּרֵכָה, 4Ki.18:27, al. ;]
a swimming pool, pool: Jhn.5:2, 4 5:7 9:7.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | pool (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | pool (3) |
Verses
Every verse with Kolumbēthra, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
John
- John 5:2Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.
- John 5:4For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.(not included in this translation)
- John 5:7The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”
- John 9:7And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.
- John 9:11He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).