ποτᾰμο-φόρητος G4216
river-carried, swept away by a flood; borne along by water current
This compound adjective describes being carried away or swept along by a river or flood. In Revelation 12:15, the dragon attempts to make the woman 'river-carried'—swept away by a flood from his mouth. The vivid image conveys overwhelming force and the danger of being swept to destruction. Ancient audiences familiar with flash floods and river currents would immediately grasp the mortal peril. Miraculously, the earth helps the woman by swallowing the flood.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The intended fate in Revelation 12:15 when the dragon spews a flood to sweep the woman away. The term captures the helplessness of being caught in a torrent, carried by forces beyond control. Multilingual evidence shows consistent understanding ('river-carried', 'arrastrada-por-río', 'vom-Strom-fortgerissen'—swept away by the stream). The earth's intervention saves the woman from this water-borne destruction, frustrating Satan's assault. 1×
AR["مَجروفَةً-بِالسَّيلِ"]·ben["বন্যায়-ভাসিয়ে-নেয়"]·DE["vom-Strom-fortgerissen"]·EN["river-carried"]·FR["vom-Strom-fortgerissen"]·heb["נִסְחֶפֶת־בַּנָּהָר"]·HI["नदी-में-बहाई-जाए"]·ID["terseret-air-bah"]·IT["potamophorēton"]·jav["dipun-èli"]·KO["강-에-떠내려가게"]·PT["arrastada-pelo-rio"]·RU["унести-рекой"]·ES["arrastrada-por-río"]·SW["amchukuliwe-na-mto"]·TR["nehir-taşkını-ile-sürüklenmiş"]·urd["دریا-برد"]
Related Senses
H4325 1. water, waters (582×)H6965b 1. Qal: to rise, arise, get up (432×)H2091 1. gold (the metal) (389×)H0068 1. stone, rock (material/object) (267×)H5178a 1. bronze/copper as metal (131×)H6083 1. dust, dry earth, soil (108×)H8313 1. burn, set fire to (94×)H2734 1. anger was kindled (82×)G5204 1. water (80×)H2822 1. darkness, absence of light (80×)G5457 1. light (illumination) (71×)G0450 1. rise, stand up (physical) (69×)H6965b 2. Qal: to stand firm, endure, be valid (50×)H6999a 2. burn sacrifice on altar (Hifil) (45×)H5553 1. rock, cliff (physical feature) (43×)H6965b 4. Hifil: to establish, confirm (covenant/kingdom/word) (40×)H1197a 1. burn, be on fire (39×)H4306 1. rain, showers (38×)H1653 1. rain, precipitation (34×)G4655 1. darkness (30×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ποτᾰμο-φόρητος, ον, carried away by a river, NT+1st c.AD+