Lexical Summary kolymbēthra: a pool Original Word: κολυμβήθραTransliteration: kolymbēthra Phonetic Spelling: (kol-oom-bay'-thrah) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: a pool Meaning: a pool Strong's Concordance pool. A diving-place, i.e. Pond for bathing (or swimming) -- pool. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2861: κολυμβήθρακολυμβήθρα, κολυμβήθρας, ἡ (κολυμβάω), a place for diving, a swimming-pool (A. V. simply pool): John 9:7, and Rec. in 11; a reservoir or pool used for bathing, John 5:2, 4 ((according to text of R L), 7). (Plato, rep. 5, p. 453 d.; Diodorus, Joseph, others; the Sept., 2 Kings 18:17; Nehemiah 2:14; Nahum 2:8.) |