John 5:2 — King James Version← Study notes
“Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.”
John 5:2 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 5:216 words
ἔστινestinam, have been, is I
δὲdeand / but
ἐνenabout, after, against
τοῖςtoisthe
ἹεροσολύμοιςHierosolymoisJerusalem
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τῇtēthe
προβατικῇprobatikēsheep (market)
κολυμβήθραkolymbēthrapool
ἡhēthe
ἐπιλεγομένηepilegomenē
ἙβραϊστὶHebraistiin (the) Hebrew (tongue)
ΒηθεσδάBēthesdaBethesda
πέντεpentefive
στοὰςstoasporch
ἔχουσαechousahave
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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