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Lexicon :: Strong's G4215 - potamos

Strong's

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ποταμός

Transliteration

potamos (Key)

Pronunciation

pot-am-os'

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Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Probably from a derivative of the alternate of πίνω (G4095) (cf πότος (G4224))

Greek Inflections of ποταμός [?]

mGNT
17x in 9 unique form(s) TR
16x in 9 unique form(s) LXX
201x in 12 unique form(s)

Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:595,921

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

ποταμός potamós, pot-am-os'; probably from a derivative of the alternate of G4095 (compare G4224); a current, brook or freshet (as drinkable), i.e. running water:—flood, river, stream, water.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G4215 in the following manner: river (9x), flood (4x), stream (2x), water (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G4215 in the following manner: river (9x), flood (4x), stream (2x), water (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

a stream, a river
a torrent
floods

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS G4215:

ποταμός, ποταμοῦ, ὁ, from Homer down, the Sept. for נָהָר and יְאֹר, a stream, a river: Matthew 3:6 L T Tr WH; Mark 1:5; Acts 16:13; 2 Corinthians 11:26 (Winer's Grammar, § 30, 2 a.); Revelation 8:10; Revelation 9:14; Revelation 12:15; Revelation 16:4, 12; Revelation 22:1f; equivalent to a torrent, Matthew 7:25, 27; Luke 6:48; Revelation 12:15f; plural figuratively equivalent to the greatest abundance (cf. colloquial English streams, floods), John 7:38.

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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew: 3:6; 7:25; 7:27
Mark: 1:5
Luke: 6:48
John: 7:38
Acts: 16:13
2 Corinthians: 11:26
Revelation: 8:10; 9:14; 12:15; 12:15; 16:4; 16:12; 22:1

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Strong's Number G4215 matches the Greek ποταμός (potamos),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the TR Greek.

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Mat 7:25 - καὶ κατέβη ἡ βροχὴ καὶ ἦλθον οἱ ποταμοὶ^G4215 καὶ ἔπνευσαν οἱ ἄνεμοι καὶ προσέπεσον τῇ οἰκίᾳ ἐκείνῃ καὶ οὐκ ἔπεσεν τεθεμελίωτο γὰρ ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν

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Mat 7:27 - καὶ κατέβη ἡ βροχὴ καὶ ἦλθον οἱ ποταμοὶ^G4215 καὶ ἔπνευσαν οἱ ἄνεμοι καὶ προσέκοψαν τῇ οἰκίᾳ ἐκείνῃ καὶ ἔπεσεν καὶ ἦν ἡ πτῶσις αὐτῆς μεγάλη

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Mar 1:5 - καὶ ἐξεπορεύετο πρὸς αὐτὸν πᾶσα ἡ Ἰουδαία χώρα καὶ οἱ Ἱεροσολυμῖται καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο πάντες ἐν τῷ Ἰορδάνῃ ποταμῷ^G4215 ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐξομολογούμενοι τὰς ἁμαρτίας αὐτῶν

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Luk 6:48 - ὅμοιός ἐστιν ἀνθρώπῳ οἰκοδομοῦντι οἰκίαν ὃς ἔσκαψεν καὶ ἐβάθυνεν καὶ ἔθηκεν θεμέλιον ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν· πλημμύρας δὲ γενομένης προσέρρηξεν ὁ ποταμὸς^G4215 τῇ οἰκίᾳ ἐκείνῃ καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυσεν σαλεῦσαι αὐτὴν τεθεμελίωτο γὰρ ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν·

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Luk 6:49 - ὁ δὲ ἀκούσας καὶ μὴ ποιήσας ὅμοιός ἐστιν ἀνθρώπῳ οἰκοδομήσαντι οἰκίαν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν χωρὶς θεμελίου ᾗ προσέρρηξεν ὁ ποταμός^G4215 καὶ εὐθὲως ἔπεσεν καὶ ἐγένετο τὸ ῥῆγμα τῆς οἰκίας ἐκείνης μέγα

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Jhn 7:38 - ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμέ καθὼς εἶπεν ἡ γραφή ποταμοὶ^G4215 ἐκ τῆς κοιλίας αὐτοῦ ῥεύσουσιν ὕδατος ζῶντος

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Act 16:13 - τῇ τε ἡμέρᾳ τῶν σαββάτων ἐξήλθομεν ἔξω τῆς πόλεως παρὰ ποταμὸν^G4215 οὗ ἐνομίζετο προσευχή εἶναι καὶ καθίσαντες ἐλαλοῦμεν ταῖς συνελθούσαις γυναιξίν

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2Co 11:26 - ὁδοιπορίαις πολλάκις κινδύνοις ποταμῶν^G4215 κινδύνοις λῃστῶν κινδύνοις ἐκ γένους κινδύνοις ἐξ ἐθνῶν κινδύνοις ἐν πόλει κινδύνοις ἐν ἐρημίᾳ κινδύνοις ἐν θαλάσσῃ κινδύνοις ἐν ψευδαδέλφοις

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Rev 8:10 - Καὶ ὁ τρίτος ἄγγελος ἐσάλπισεν· καὶ ἔπεσεν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀστὴρ μέγας καιόμενος ὡς λαμπάς καὶ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸ τρίτον τῶν ποταμῶν^G4215 καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς πηγὰς ὑδάτων

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Rev 9:14 - λέγουσαν τῷ ἕκτῳ ἀγγέλῳ ὅς εἴχε τὴν σάλπιγγα Λῦσον τοὺς τέσσαρας ἀγγέλους τοὺς δεδεμένους ἐπὶ τῷ ποταμῷ^G4215 τῷ μεγάλῳ Εὐφράτῃ

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Rev 12:15 - καὶ ἔβαλεν ὁ ὄφις ὀπίσω τῆς γυναικὸς ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ ὕδωρ ὡς ποταμόν^G4215 ἵνα ταὐτὴν ποταμοφόρητον ποιήσῃ

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Rev 12:16 - καὶ ἐβοήθησεν ἡ γῆ τῇ γυναικί καὶ ἤνοιξεν ἡ γῆ τὸ στόμα αὐτῆς καὶ κατέπιεν τὸν ποταμὸν^G4215 ὃν ἔβαλεν ὁ δράκων ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ

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Rev 16:4 - Καὶ ὁ τρίτος ἄγγελος ἐξέχεεν τὴν φιάλην αὐτοῦ εἰς τοὺς ποταμοὺς^G4215 καὶ εἰς τὰς πηγὰς τῶν ὑδάτων καὶ ἐγένετο αἷμα

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Rev 16:12 - Καὶ ὁ ἕκτος ἄγγελος ἐξέχεεν τὴν φιάλην αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸν ποταμὸν^G4215 τὸν μέγαν τὸν Εὐφράτην καὶ ἐξηράνθη τὸ ὕδωρ αὐτοῦ ἵνα ἑτοιμασθῇ ἡ ὁδὸς τῶν βασιλέων τῶν ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν ἡλίου

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:1

Rev 22:1 - Καὶ ἔδειξέν μοι καθαρὸν ποταμὸν^G4215 ὕδατος ζωῆς λαμπρὸν ὡς κρύσταλλον ἐκπορευόμενον ἐκ τοῦ θρόνου τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἀρνίου

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:2

Rev 22:2 - ἐν μέσῳ τῆς πλατείας αὐτῆς καὶ τοῦ ποταμοῦ^G4215 ἐντεῦθεν καὶ ἐντεῦθεν ξύλον ζωῆς ποιοῦν καρποὺς δώδεκα κατὰ μῆνα ἕνα ἕκαστον ἀποδιδοῦν τὸν καρπὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ φύλλα τοῦ ξύλου εἰς θεραπείαν τῶν ἐθνῶν

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