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G964 Βηθεσδά (Bēthesdá)
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Βηθεσδά, ἡ Prop.n. Bethesda

Strong's Definition

of Chaldee origin (compare 1004 and 2617); house of kindness; Beth-esda, a pool in Jerusalem

KJV Usage: Bethesda

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

noun-name, f. | indeclinable

93.430 · Names of Persons and Places · Places

Bethzatha a pool in the northeast part of Old Jerusalem

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Βηθεσδά, ἡ, indec., (Chald. 830m 13, i. 6. house of mercy, or place for receiving and caring for the sick), Bethesda, the name of a pool near the sheep-gate at Jerusalem, the waters of which had curative powers: Jn. v. 2 here Lmrg. WH mrg. read Βηθσαϊδά, T WH txt. ByOtaba (q. v.)]- What locality in the modern city is its representative is not clear; ef. Win. RWB. s. v.; Arnold in Herzog ii. p. 117 84ᾳ.; Robinson i. 330 sq. 342 sq.; [B.D. s. v.; “The Recovery of Jerusalem” (see index) ].

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

Βηθεσδά Bēthesda 1x

Bethesda, indecl., Jn. 5:2*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Βηθεσδά, ἡ, indecl.

(deriv. uncertain, v. Westc. on Jo 5:2, and DB, i, 279),

Bethesda, a pool in Jerusalem: Jo 5:2, Rec. (Βηθζαθά, WH, Βηθσαϊδά, WH, mg.).†

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

Βηθζαθά (Bēthesda) — Bethesda. Βηθεσδά, ἡ, indecl. (deriv. uncertain, see Westc. on Jhn.5:2, and DB, i, 279), Bethesda, a pool in Jerusalem: Jhn.5:2, Rec. (Βηθζαθά, WH, Βηθσαϊδά, WH, mg.).† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)

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