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κολυμβήθρα

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
κολυμβήθρα, ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
kolymbēthra
Simplified transliteration: 
kolymbethra
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2861
GK Number: 
3148
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1a
Gloss: 
pool
Definition: 
a place where any one may swim; a pond, pool, Jn. 5:2, 4, 7; 9:7*

Greek-English Concordance for κολυμβήθρα

John 5:2 Now in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate there is a pool (kolymbēthra | κολυμβήθρα | nom sg fem), in Hebrew called Bethesda, having covered colonnades.
John 5:7 The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool (kolymbēthran | κολυμβήθραν | acc sg fem) when the water is stirred up, but while I am on my way someone else steps down ahead of me.”
John 9:7 and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool (kolymbēthran | κολυμβήθραν | acc sg fem) of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So he went away and washed, and came back able to see.