This is the name of the place Shelah: Pool and tunnel in Jerusalem.
Definition
Σιλωάμ (indecl., but in FlJ, genitive, ᾶ, B.J., ii, 16, 2), ὁ (Heb. שִׁלֹחַ),
Siloam (see DB, iii, 515 f.): Luke 13:4, John 9:7, 11.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
3 total
- Luke 13:4Σιλωὰμ · SiloamOr those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?
- John 9:7Σιλωάμ · of SiloamThen He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.
- John 9:11Σιλωὰμ · SiloamHe answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”