God & Savior

John 5:2

Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.
John 5:2
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ἔστιν δὲ ἐν τοῖς Ἱεροσολύμοις ἐπὶ τῇ προβατικῇ κολυμβήθρα, ἡ ἐπιλεγομένη Ἑβραϊστὶ Βηθζαθά, πέντε στοὰς ἔχουσα.

  1. ἔστινestin“There is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  4. τοῖςtois“<the>”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumois“Jerusalem”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from Ἱεροσόλυμα · “Jerusalem” · Strong's G2414
  6. ἐπὶepi“by”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  7. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. προβατικῇprobatikēa“Sheep Gate”
    Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from προβατικός · “Sheep Gate” · Strong's G4262
  9. κολυμβήθρα,kolumbēthra“a pool,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from κολυμβήθρα · “pool” · Strong's G2861
  10. ἡhē“which”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. ἐπιλεγομένηepilegomenē“is being called”
    Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἐπιλέγω · “to call/choose” · Strong's G1951
  12. ἙβραϊστὶHebraisti“in Hebrew”
    Adverb · from Ἑβραϊστί · “in Aramaic” · Strong's G1447
  13. Βηθζαθά,Bēthzatha“Bethzatha,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from Βηθεσδά · “Bethesda” · Strong's G0964
  14. πέντεpente“five”
    Adjective, number · “five” · Strong's G4002
  15. στοὰςstoas“porches”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from στοά · “portico” · Strong's G4745
  16. ἔχουσα.echousa“having.”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)