noun · masculine
potamos
Greekποταμός (potamos)
Strong’sG4215
a river, torrent
stem potam-17 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books7 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ποταμός, -οῦ, ὁ,
[in LXX chiefly for נָהָר, יְאֹר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4215 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpot-am-os'
a current, brook or freshet (as drinkable), i.e. running water
Fromprobably from a derivative of the alternate of G4095 (compare G4224);
King Jamesflood, river, stream, water.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | potamos2×ποταμὸς | potamois3×ποταμοὶ |
| object accusative | potamon5×ποταμὸν | potamoin1×ποταμοὺς |
| direct address vocative | potamor | potamoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | potamou1×ποταμοῦ | potamoiu2×ποταμῶν |
| to, for dative | potamo3×ποταμῷ | potamoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
potamo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
17 occurrences, every one of them listed
potamos“river”subjectnominative singular2×
Luke 6:48“river”homoios atō anthrōpo oikodomarōto oikian hos skaptata kai bathunata kai tithata themelion epi tan petran; plēmmurau de gineratau prosrēgnuata tos potamos ta oikia ekeina, kai ouk ischuata saleuara autan dia tem kalōs oikodomirē autan.He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
Luke 6:49“river”tos de akouaratos kai mē poiaratos homoios atō anthrōpo oikodomarato oikian epi tan gēan chōris themeliou, ha prosrēgnuata tos potamos, kai euthuos sumpiptata, kai gineta tem rēgmem tau oikiau ekeinau megem.But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell — and great was its destruction!”
potamon“river”objectaccusative singular5×
Acts 16:13“river”ta tē hēmera teiu sabbateiu exerchana exō tau pulau para potamon hou nomizane proseuchan arō, kai kathizaratois lalane tai sunercharatai gunaikai.On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.
Revelation 12:15“river”kai ballata tos ofios ek teu stomeu autou opisō tau gunaikau hudōrem hōs potamon, hina autan potamoforētan poiateia.Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.
Revelation 12:16“river”kai boēthata tas gēas ta gunaika, kai anoigata tas gēas tem stomem autau kai katapinata ton potamon hon ballata tos drakōnos ek teu stomeu autou;But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth.
Revelation 16:12“river”Kai tos hektos ekchata tan fialan autou epi ton potamon ton megon ton Eufraton; kai xērainita tem hudōrem autou, hina hetoimaziteia tas hodas toiu basilevoiu toiu apo anatolau hēliou.And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.
Revelation 22:1“river”Kai deiknuata mi potamon hudōreu zōau lampron hōs krustallon, ekporeuerōton ek tou thronou tou theou kai teu arnieuThen the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
potamou“river”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Revelation 22:2“river”en mese tau plateiau autau; kai tou potamou enteuthen kai ekeithen xulem zōau poiarōtem karpoin dōdeka, kata mēnon hekaston apodōarōtem ton karpon auteu, kai teim fulleim teu xuleu eis therapeian teiu ethneiu.down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
potamo“river”to, fordative singular3×
Matthew 3:6“river”kai baptizile en to Iordano potamo hupo autou exomologerōtois tain hamartain autoiu.Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
Mark 1:5“river”kai ekporeuete pros auton pantas tas Ioudaias chōras kai tois Hierosolumitois pantois, kai baptizile hupo autou en to Iordano potamo exomologerōtois tain hamartain autoiu.People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
Revelation 9:14“river”legarōton to hekto angelo, tos echarōtos tan salpinxan; Luasar toin tessares angeloin toin dirētoin epi to potamo to mego Eufrato.saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”
potamois“floods”subjectnominative plural3×
Matthew 7:25“floods”kai katabainata tas brochas kai erchala tois potamois kai pnala tois anemois kai prospiptala ta oikia ekeina, kai ouk piptata, themeliitelē gar epi tan petran.The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
Matthew 7:27“floods”kai katabainata tas brochas kai erchala tois potamois kai pnala tois anemois kai proskoptala ta oikia ekeina, kai piptata, kai ate tas ptōsias autau megas.The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell— and great was its collapse!”
John 7:38“rivers”tos pisteuarōtos eis min, kathōs legata tas grafas, potamois ek tau koiliau autou rali hudōreu zōarōteu.Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
potamoin“rivers”objectaccusative plural1×
Revelation 16:4“rivers”Kai tos tritos ekchata tan fialan autou eis toin potamoin kai tain pēgain teiu hudōreiu; kai gineta haimem.And the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they turned to blood.
potamoiu“rivers”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
2 Corinthians 11:26“rivers”hodoiporiai pollakis, kindunoi potamoiu, kindunoi lēstoiu, kindunoi ek geneu, kindunoi ek ethneiu, kindunoi en polita, kindunoi en erēmia, kindunoi en thalassa, kindunoi en pseudadelfoi,In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,
Revelation 8:10“rivers”Kai tos tritos angelos salpizata; kai piptata ek tou ouranou astēros megos kaiirōtos hōs lampadas, kai piptata epi tem tritem toiu potamoiu kai epi tain pēgain teiu hudōreiu.Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.