λίμνης, [1 verse] (noun sg fem gen) "Lake" is limne, which means "pool of standing water" left by the sea or a river,  "marshy lake," "mere," "artificial pool," or "basin."  - "Lake" is from a Greek word that Jesus only uses once that means a "pool of standing water" left by the sea or a river,  "marshy lake," "mere," "artificial pool," or "basin."