Word Study · Strong's G2861 · Greek
κολυμβήθρα
kolymbethra
kol-oom-bay'-thrah
Strong's 1890 spelling: kolymbḗthra
“a diving-place, i.e. pond for bathing (or swimming)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a diving-place, i.e. pond for bathing (or swimming)
Rendered in the KJV as
pool.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- κολυμβήθρα,1
- κολυμβήθραν1
- κολυμβήθραν·1
How it is rendered · 3
- a pool,1
- pool1
- pool;1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular2
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1
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- N-ASF · 2
- N-NSF · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
John3 occurrences
- John 5:2κολυμβήθρα,kolumbēthranoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularNow there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.here: a pool,
- John 5:7κολυμβήθραν·kolumbēthrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“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.”here: pool;
- John 9:7κολυμβήθρανkolumbēthrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThen He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.here: pool