Definition

a current, brook or freshet (as drinkable), i.e. running water

Etymology

probably from a derivative of the alternate of G4095 (πίνω) (compare G4224 (πότος));

Where the KJV renders it

• flood
• river
• stream
• water

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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