Strong's G4215 · Greek
ποταμός
potamos · /pot-am-os'/
Definition
probably from a derivative of the alternate of 4095 (compare 4224); a current, brook or freshet (as drinkable), i.e. running water:--flood, river, stream, water.
KJV: flood, river, stream, water
Root / derivation: probably from a derivative of the alternate of 4095 (compare 4224)
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered ποταμός across 16 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
16 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew2 verses
Luke2 verses
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 6:49But 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.
Revelation8 verses
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 9:14Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.
Revelation 12:15And 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 12:16And 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 16:4And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
Revelation 16:12And 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 22:1And 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 22:2In 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G4215 (potamos) mean?
probably from a derivative of the alternate of 4095 (compare 4224); a current, brook or freshet (as drinkable), i.e. running water:--flood, river, stream, water.
How many times does G4215 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G4215 (ποταμός) appears in 16 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “river.”
How is potamos translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G4215 is rendered as “river” (5×), “rivers” (3×), “flood” (2×), “floods” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word ποταμός come from?
probably from a derivative of the alternate of 4095 (compare 4224)