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ποταμός G4215

G4215 is the Greek word ποταμός, transliterated potamós. The King James Version most often renders it river.

Word: ποταμόςTransliteration: potamósLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 16 verses

What it means

a current, brook or freshet (as drinkable), i.e. running water.

Where it comes from

probably from a derivative of the alternate of G4095 (πίνω) (compare G4224 (πότος)).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

river 5×rivers 3×floods 2×stream 2×flood 2×river side 1×waters 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: flood, river, stream, water.

Verses using ποταμός

All 16 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 7:25 · KJV

And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

Matthew 7:27 · KJV

And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

Mark 1:5 · KJV

And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

Luke 6:48 · KJV

He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

Luke 6:49 · KJV

But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

John 7:38 · KJV

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

Acts 16:13 · KJV

And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.

2 Corinthians 11:26 · KJV

In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;

Revelation 8:10 · KJV

And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;

Revelation 9:14 · KJV

Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.

Revelation 12:15 · KJV

And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

Revelation 12:16 · KJV

And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

Revelation 16:4 · KJV

And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.

Revelation 16:12 · KJV

And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

Revelation 22:1 · KJV

And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

Revelation 22:2 · KJV

In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

Common questions

What does Strong's G4215 mean?

G4215 is the Greek word ποταμός (potamós), meaning a current, brook or freshet (as drinkable), i.e. running water.

How is G4215 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it river (5 times), rivers (3 times), floods (2 times), stream (2 times), flood (2 times), among others.

How many times does G4215 appear in the Bible?

ποταμός (potamós) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G4215 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: probably from a derivative of the alternate of G4095 (πίνω) (compare G4224 (πότος)).

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