John 5:2

ἔστιν δὲ ἐν τοῖς Ἱεροσολύμοις ἐπὶ τῇ προβατικῇ κολυμβήθρα ἡ ἐπιλεγομένη Ἑβραϊστὶ Βηθεσδά πέντε στοὰς ἔχουσα
Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
ἔστιν
G2076
esti
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
  • third person singular of ___%___to be___%___
δὲ
G1161 CONJ
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
ἐν
G1722 PREP
en
___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc
  • in, by, with
τοῖς
G3588 T-DPN
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
Ἱεροσολύμοις
G2414
hierosolyma
set ye double peace
Hierosolyma (i.e., Jerushalaim), the capitol of Palestine
  • denotes either the city itself or the inhabitants
    • "___%___the Jerusalem that now is___%___, with its present religious institutions, i.e., the Mosaic system, so designated from its primary external location"___%___Jerusalem that is above___%___, that is existing in heaven, according to the pattern of which the earthly Jerusalem was supposed to be built
    • metaphorically ___%___the City of God founded by Christ___%___, now wearing the form of the church, but after Christ's return to put on the form of the perfected Messianic kingdom
    ___%___the heavenly Jerusalem___%___, that is the heavenly abode of God, Christ, the angels, saints of the Old and New Testament periods and those Christians that are alive at Christ's return"___%___the New Jerusalem___%___, a splendid visible city to be let down from heaven after the renovation of the world, the future abode of the blessed
ἐπὶ
G1909 PREP
epi
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc
  • upon, on, at, by, before
    • "of position, on, at, by, over, against"to, over, on, at, across, against
τῇ
G3588 T-DSF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
προβατικῇ
G4262 A-DSF
probatikos
relating to sheep, i.e., (a gate) through which they were led into Jerusalem
  • pertaining to sheep
    • "the sheep gate
κολυμβήθρα
G2861 N-NSF
kolymbēthra
a diving-place, i.e., pond for bathing (or swimming)
  • a place for diving, a swimming hole, a reservoir or pool for bathing
ἡ
G3588 T-NSF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἐπιλεγομένη
G1951 V-PPP-NSF
epilegomai
to surname, select
  • to say besides
    • "to surname"to choose for"to choose for one's self
Ἑβραϊστὶ
G1447 ADV
hebraisti
Hebraistically or in the Jewish (Chaldee) language
  • in Hebrew, i.e., in Chaldee
Βηθεσδά
G964
bēthesda
house of mercy, flowing water
house of kindness; Beth-esda, a pool in Jerusalem
  • the name of a pool near the sheep-gate at Jerusalem, whose waters had curative powers
πέντε
G4002 A-APF-NUI
pente
___%___five___%___
  • five
στοὰς
G4745 N-APF
stoa
a colonnade or interior piazza
  • a portico, a covered colonnade where people can stand or walk protected from the weather and the heat of the sun
    • "the portico built by Solomon in the eastern part of the temple
ἔχουσα
G2192 V-PAP-NSF
echō
to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
  • to have, i.e., to hold
    • to have (hold) in the hand, in the sense of wearing, to have (hold) possession of the mind (refers to alarm, agitating emotions, etc.), to hold fast keep, to have or comprise or involve, to regard or consider or hold as
    to have i.e., own, possess
    • external things such as pertain to property or riches or furniture or utensils or goods or food etc.
      • "used of those joined to any one by the bonds of natural blood or marriage or friendship or duty or law etc, of attendance or companionship
    to hold one's self or find one's self so and so, to be in such or such a condition"to hold one's self to a thing, to lay hold of a thing, to adhere or cling to
    • to be closely joined to a person or a thing

ἔστιν δὲ ἐν τοῖς Ἱεροσολύμοις ἐπὶ τῇ προβατικῇ κολυμβήθρα ἡ ἐπιλεγομένη Ἑβραϊστὶ Βηθεσδά πέντε στοὰς ἔχουσα
2
Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
Cross References

Nehemiah 12:39

וּמֵעַל לְשַֽׁעַר-אֶפְרַיִם וְעַל-שַׁעַר הַיְשָׁנָה וְעַל-שַׁעַר הַדָּגִים וּמִגְדַּל חֲנַנְאֵל וּמִגְדַּל הַמֵּאָה וְעַד שַׁעַר הַצֹּאן וְעָמְדוּ בְּשַׁעַר הַמַּטָּרָֽה׃
39
And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.

Nehemiah 3:1

וַיָּקָם אֶלְיָשִׁיב הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל וְאֶחָיו הַכֹּֽהֲנִים וַיִּבְנוּ אֶת-שַׁעַר הַצֹּאן הֵמָּה קִדְּשׁוּהוּ וַֽיַּעֲמִידוּ דַּלְתֹתָיו וְעַד-מִגְדַּל הַמֵּאָה קִדְּשׁוּהוּ עַד מִגְדַּל חֲנַנְאֵֽל׃
1
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.

Nehemiah 3:32

וּבֵין עֲלִיַּת הַפִּנָּה לְשַׁעַר הַצֹּאן הֶֽחֱזִיקוּ הַצֹּֽרְפִים וְהָרֹֽכְלִֽים׃
32
And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.

Isaiah 22:11

וּמִקְוָה׀ עֲשִׂיתֶם בֵּין הַחֹמֹתַיִם לְמֵי הַבְּרֵכָה הַיְשָׁנָה וְלֹא הִבַּטְתֶּם אֶל-עֹשֶׂיהָ וְיֹצְרָהּ מֵֽרָחוֹק לֹא רְאִיתֶֽם׃
11
Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.

John 19:13

Ὁ οὖν Πιλᾶτος ἀκούσας τοῦτον τὸν λογὸν ἤγαγεν ἔξω τὸν Ἰησοῦν καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος εἰς τόπον λεγόμενον Λιθόστρωτον Ἑβραϊστὶ δὲ Γαββαθα
13
When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

John 19:17

καὶ βαστάζων τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ ἐξῆλθεν εἰς τὸν λεγόμενον Κρανίου Τόπον ὃς λέγεται Ἑβραϊστὶ Γολγοθᾶ
17
And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:

John 20:16

λέγει αὐτῇ ὃ Ἰησοῦς Μαρία στραφεῖσα ἐκείνη λέγει αὐτῷ Ῥαββουνί ὃ λέγεται Διδάσκαλε
16
Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.

Isaiah 22:9

וְאֵת בְּקִיעֵי עִיר-דָּוִד רְאִיתֶם כִּי-רָבּוּ וַֽתְּקַבְּצוּ אֶת-מֵי הַבְּרֵכָה הַתַּחְתּוֹנָֽה׃
9
Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

Acts 21:40

ἐπιτρέψαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ὁ Παῦλος ἑστὼς ἐπὶ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν κατέσεισεν τῇ χειρὶ τῷ λαῷ πολλῆς δὲ σιγῆς γενομένης προσεφώνησεν τῇ Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ λέγων
40
And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

John 19:20

τοῦτον οὖν τὸν τίτλον πολλοὶ ἀνέγνωσαν τῶν Ἰουδαίων ὅτι ἐγγὺς ἦν τῆς πόλεως ὁ τόπος ὅπου ἐσταυρώθη ὁ Ἰησοῦς· καὶ ἦν γεγραμμένον Ἑβραϊστί Ἑλληνιστί Ῥωμαϊστί
20
This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.
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