"borne along or carried away by a flood or torrent, Rev. 12:15*"
Definition and meaning
borne along or carried away by a flood or torrent, Rev. 12:15*
In the original Greek the word is written: ποταμοφόρητος
Historical context
Domitian required people across the empire to address him as Dominus et Deus — Lord and God. Christians who refused to burn incense before the emperor's image faced economic exclusion and imprisonment. The book was written in apocalyptic imagery that believers would recognize but Roman authorities would not — a letter of resistance written to people being crushed by the most powerful empire on earth.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of potamophoretos (G4216) across the King James Bible.
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.
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Common questions
Strong's G4216 (potamophoretos) is a Greek word that means: borne along or carried away by a flood or torrent, Rev. 12:15* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word potamophoretos (G4216) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4216 is potamophoretos, a Greek word defined as: borne along or carried away by a flood or torrent, Rev. 12:15*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
potamophoretos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.