John 5:2

Greek	ἔστινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. τοῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article Ἱεροσολύμοις ἐπὶ τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article προβατικῇ κολυμβήθρα, τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article λεγόμενον Ἑβραϊστὶ Βηθζαθά, πέντε στοὰς ἔχουσα.
ESV	Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades.
NIV	Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades.
NLT	Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches.
KJV	Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

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