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Lexicon :: Strong's G2861 - kolymbēthra

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κολυμβήθρα
Transliteration
kolymbēthra (Key)
Pronunciation
kol-oom-bay'-thrah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

κολυμβήθρα kolymbḗthra, kol-oom-bay'-thrah; from G2860; a diving-place, i.e. pond for bathing (or swimming):—pool.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G2861 in the following manner: pool (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G2861 in the following manner: pool (5x).
  1. a place for diving, a swimming hole, a reservoir or pool for bathing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κολυμβήθρα kolymbḗthra, kol-oom-bay'-thrah; from G2860; a diving-place, i.e. pond for bathing (or swimming):—pool.
STRONGS G2861:
κολυμβήθρα, κολυμβήθρας, (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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Kings
18:17
Nehemiah
2:14
Nahum
2:8
John
5:2; 5:4; 9:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2861 matches the Greek κολυμβήθρα (kolymbēthra),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:17 -

Then the king of Assyria sent the field marshal, the chief of staff, and his royal spokesman, along with a massive army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced and came to Jerusalem, and[fn] they took their position by the aqueduct of the upper pool, by the road to the Launderer’s Field.

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:14 -

I went on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but farther down it became too narrow for my animal to go through.

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:15 -

Shallun[fn] son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and roofed it. Then he installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also made repairs to the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the city of David.

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:16 -

After him Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of half the district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Warriors.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:6 -

I constructed reservoirs for myself from which to irrigate a grove of flourishing trees.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:3 -

The LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub[fn] to meet Ahaz at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, by the road to the Launderer’s Field.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:9 -

You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the city of David. You collected water from the lower pool.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:11 -

You made a reservoir between the walls for the water of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the one who made it, or consider the one who created it long ago.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:2 -

Then the king of Assyria sent his royal spokesman, along with a massive army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. The Assyrian stood near the conduit of the upper pool, by the road to Launderer’s Field.

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:8 -

Nineveh has been like a pool of water

from her first days,[fn]

but they are fleeing.

“Stop! Stop! ” they cry,

but no one turns back.

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