Strong G2166Εὐφράτης
Euphrates
- Transliteration
- Euphratēs
- Pronunciation
- yoo-frat'-ace
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Location
Definition
Of foreign origin (compare [H6578]);
Euphrates a river of Asia: - Euphrates.
Euphrates a river of Asia: - Euphrates.
Detailed definition
Εὐφράτης, -ου, ὁ
the river Euphrates: Rev.9:14 16:12.†
(AS)
the river Euphrates: Rev.9:14 16:12.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Euphrates
Major river in ancient Near East; boundary of Promised Land
The Euphrates, a major river in the ancient Near East, often served as a boundary marker for the Promised Land and was the site of significant events in biblical history.
In the Bible
Strong G2166 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- euphrates2
- the1
First verses
- Revelation 9:14Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.
- 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.