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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, 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.)
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.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:17 - The king of Assyria sent his supreme commander, his chief officer and his field commander with a large army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They came up to Jerusalem and stopped at the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Washerman’s Field.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:14 - Then I moved on toward the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but there was not enough room for my mount to get through;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:15 - The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Kol-Hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofing it over and putting its doors and bolts and bars in place. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Siloam,[fn] by the King’s Garden, as far as the steps going down from the City of David.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:16 - Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth Zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs[fn] of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Heroes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:6 - I made reservoirs to water groves of flourishing trees.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:3 - Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out, you and your son Shear-Jashub,[fn] to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:9 - You saw that the walls of the City of David were broken through in many places; you stored up water in the Lower Pool.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:11 - You built a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the Old Pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or have regard for the One who planned it long ago.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:2 - Then the king of Assyria sent his field commander with a large army from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. When the commander stopped at the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:8 - Nineveh is like a pool whose water is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.
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