Kolumbethra denotes a named or located body of water into which people go or are put for washing or healing-related action.

The occurrences denote a body of water identified by location or name: one stands by the Sheep Gate, another is entered when its water is stirred, and another is the place where washing is commanded.

1. A located body of water for entering or washing · dominant

   In John 5:2, the nominative singular form identifies a body of water by the Sheep Gate with five porticoes. In John 5:7 and John 9:7, the accusative singular form is the destination of being put into it or of going to wash; the APB renders the clauses with “into the pool” and “wash in the pool of Siloam.”

   John 5:2John 5:7John 9:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across John 5:2, John 5:7, and John 9:7, the APB uses “pool” in descriptions of a named location, entering it, and washing in it. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall setting rather than isolate every contribution of the Greek term.