Βηθεσδά, ἡ, indec. (Chaldean ηΖρΐγΘΜΰ αΕΜιϊ, i. e. 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: Joh_5:2 (here L marginal reading WH marginal reading read Βηθσαϊδά, T WH text Βηθζαθά (which see)). What locality in the modern city is its representative is not clear; cf. Winers RWB under the word; Arnold in Herzog ii., p. 117f; Robinson i. 330f, 342f; (B. D. under the word; The Recovery of Jerusalem (see index)). STRONGS NT 964a: ΒηθζαθάΒηθζαθά, ἡ (perhaps from Chaldean ζΗιΐϊΘΰ αΕΜιϊ, house of olives; not, as some suppose, ηΒγΗϊΘΜΰ αΕΜιϊ, house of newness, German Neuhaus, since it cannot be shown that the Hebrew letter chet η is ever represented by the Greek zeta ζ'), Bethzatha: Joh_5:2 T (WH text) after manuscripts ΰ L D and other authorities (no doubt a corrupt reading, yet approved by Keim, ii., p. 177 (see also WHs Appendix, ad loc.)), for Rec. Βηθεσδά, which see (Cf. Kautzsch, Gram. d. Biblical-Aram., p. 9.)

Βηθεσδά Bēthesda 1x Bethesda, indecl., Joh_5:2

Βηθεσδά , ἡ , indecl . (deriv, uncertain, v. Westc . on Joh_5:2 , and DB , i, 279), Bethesda , a pool in Jerusalem: Joh_5:2 , Rec. (Βηθζαθά , WH , Βηθσαϊδά , WH , mg .).† Βηθζαθά , ἡ , indecl . (perh. Aram. H3132 H1004 , house of olives ) Bethzatha: Joh_5:2 , WH ( Rec. Βηθεσδά , q.v. ).†

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.).† (AS)