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G4216 ποταμοφόρητος (potamophórētos)
Greek
Adjective
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Quick Definition

carried away byastream

Strong's Definition

river-borne, i.e. overwhelmed by a stream

Derivation: from G4215 (ποταμός) and a derivative of G5409 (φορέω);

KJV Usage: carried away of the flood

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ποταμοφόρητος, ποταμοφορητου, ὁ (ποταμός and φορέω; like ἀνεμοφορητος (cf. Winers Grammar, 100 (94))), carried away by a stream (i. e. whelmed, drowned in the waters): Rev_12:15. Besides only in Hesychius under the word ἀπόερσε.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ποταμοφόρητος potamophorētos 1x borne along or carried away by a flood or torrent, Rev_12:15

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

*† ποταμο -φόρητος , -ον , carried away by a stream: Rev_12:15 (for two exx . in Papyri, v. MM , xxi).†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ποταμοφόρητος [page 530] Grimm s entry ( Besides only in Hesychius ) would suggest that this compd. in Rev_12:15 = carried away by a stream was coined by John; but it occurs as early as B.C. 110 in BGU VI. 1216 .98, al . : cf. P Amh II. 85 .16 (A.D. 78) ἐὰν δέ τι ἄβροχος γένηται ἠ̣ καὶ ποταμοφόρητος ᾒ ὔ̣φα̣μ̣μ̣ος , if any part of the land becomes unwatered or is carried off by the river or covered by sand (Edd.), also in P Tebt II. 610 (ii/A.D.), P Ryl II. 378 .2 (ii/A.D.), and P Strass I. 5 .10 (as read Berichtigungen , p. 404 A.D. 262) τῆς γῆς ταύτης [πο ]ταμοφορήτου γενομέν [ης .

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

ποταμοφόρητος ποτα^μο-φόρητος, ον, "carried away by a river", NTest.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

ποταμο-φόρητος, -ον carried away by a stream: Rev.12:15 (for two exx. in π., see MM, xxi).† (AS)

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