κολυμβήθρα
kolumbēthrapoolHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine3 occurrences1 book3 verses
Definition
κολυμβήθρα, -ας, ἡ
(κολνμβάω), [in LXX for בְּרֵכָה, 2 Kings 18:27, al. ;]
a swimming pool, pool: John 5:2, 4; 5:7; 9:7.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κολυμβήθρα:
- בְּרֵכָהbe.re.khah“(Shelah) Pool”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- John 5:2κολυμβήθρα · a poolNow there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.
- John 5:7κολυμβήθραν · pool“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 9:7κολυμβήθραν · PoolThen He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.