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Strong's G2166 Εὐφράτης (euphrates)

Euphrates - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2166 — zeman (“season”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2166
Language Greek
Linked Usages 29
Books 14

Strong's G2166 Quick Answer

Strong's G2166 Εὐφράτης (Euphrates) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Euphrates (yoo-frat'-ace) n/l. 1. Euphrates, a river of Asia [of foreign origin] It has 29 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include euphrates. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
Euphrates (yoo-frat'-ace) n/l. 1. Euphrates, a river of Asia [of foreign origin]
Usage
29 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
euphrates

Meaning and Definition

Euphrates (yoo-frat'-ace) n/l. 1. Euphrates, a river of Asia [of foreign origin] KJV: Euphrates Compare: H6578

Original Word
Εὐφράτης
Transliteration
Euphrates
Morphology
Name Location

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2166. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's G2166 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Euphrates, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Euphrates Revelation 9:14

How Strong's G2166 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 20 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2166 (Εὐφράτης) appears 27 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2166 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2166 in the New Testament

2 indexed usages in New Testament.

Revelation 9:14 KJV

Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.

Revelation 16:12 KJV

And 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.

Strong's G2166 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

20 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 2:14 Septuagint / Brenton

And the third river is Tigris, this is that which flows forth over against the Assyrians. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

Genesis 15:18 Septuagint / Brenton

In that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, To thy seed I will give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates.

Exodus 23:31 Septuagint / Brenton

And I will set thy borders from the Red Sea, to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the great river Euphrates; and I will give into your hand those that dwell in the land, and will cast them out from thee.

Strong's G2166 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

7 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 1:23 Septuagint / Brenton

And the works of Josiah were upright before his Lord with a heart full of godliness.

1 Esdras 1:25 Septuagint / Brenton

Now after all these acts of Josiah it came to pass that Pharaoh the king of Egypt came to raise war at Carchemish upon Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.

Judith 1:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And there came unto him all they that dwelt in the hill country, and all that dwelt by Euphrates, and Tigris, and Hydaspes, and the plain of Arioch the king of the Elymeans, and very many nations of the sons of Cheleul, assembled themselves to the battle.

Usage Excerpts

First 29 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2166.

Genesis 2:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the third river is Tigris, this is that which flows forth over against the Assyrians. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
Genesis 15:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, To thy seed I will give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates.
Exodus 23:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will set thy borders from the Red Sea, to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the great river Euphrates; and I will give into your hand those that dwell in the land, and will cast them out from thee.
Deuteronomy 1:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Turn ye and depart and enter into the mountain of the Amorites, and go to all that dwell near about Arabah, to the mountain and the plain and to the south, and the land of the Canaanites near the sea, and Antilebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates.
Deuteronomy 11:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Every place whereon the sole of your foot shall tread shall be yours; from the wilderness and Antilebanon, and from the great river, the river Euphrates, even as far as the west sea shall be your coasts.
Joshua 1:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The wilderness and Antilebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, and as far as the extremity of the sea; your coasts shall be from the setting of the sun.
2 Kingdoms 8:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David smote Hadadezer the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as he went to extend his power to the river Euphrates.
4 Kingdoms 23:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in his days went up Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt against the king of the Assyrians to the river Euphrates: and Josiah went out to meet him: and Neco slew him in Megiddo when he saw him.
4 Kingdoms 24:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king of Egypt came no more out of his land: for the king of Babylon took away all that belonged to the king of Egypt from the river of Egypt as far as the river Euphrates.
1 Chronicles 5:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he dwelt eastward to the borders of the wilderness, from the river Euphrates: for they had much cattle in the land of Gilead.
1 Chronicles 18:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David smote Hadadezer king of Zobah of Hamath, as he was going to establish power toward the river Euphrates.
2 Chronicles 35:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
Jeremiah 13:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Take the girdle that is upon thy loins, and arise, and go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock.
Jeremiah 13:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So I went, and hid it by the Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me.
Jeremiah 13:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass after many days, that the Lord said to me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take thence the girdle, which I commanded thee to hide there.
Jeremiah 13:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So I went to the river Euphrates, and dug, and took the girdle out of the place where I had buried it: and, behold, it was rotten, utterly good for nothing.
Jeremiah 26:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For Egypt, against the power of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, who was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim king of Judah.
Jeremiah 26:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let not the swift flee, and let not the mighty man escape to the north: the forces at Euphrates are become feeble, and they have fallen.
Jeremiah 26:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And that day shall be to the Lord our God a day of vengeance, to take vengeance on his enemies: and the sword of the Lord shall devour, and be glutted, and be drunken with their blood: for the Lord has a sacrifice from the land of the north at the river Euphrates.
Jeremiah 28:63 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt cease from reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone upon it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates;
Revelation 9:14 New Testament, KJV
Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.
Revelation 16:12 New Testament, KJV
And 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.
1 Esdras 1:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And the works of Josiah were upright before his Lord with a heart full of godliness.
1 Esdras 1:25 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now after all these acts of Josiah it came to pass that Pharaoh the king of Egypt came to raise war at Carchemish upon Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
Judith 1:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And there came unto him all they that dwelt in the hill country, and all that dwelt by Euphrates, and Tigris, and Hydaspes, and the plain of Arioch the king of the Elymeans, and very many nations of the sons of Cheleul, assembled themselves to the battle.
Judith 2:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then he went over Euphrates, and went through Mesopotamia, and destroyed all the high cities that were upon the river Abron, till ye come to the sea.
1 Maccabees 3:32 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So he left Lysias, a nobleman, and one of the blood royal, to oversee the affairs of the king from the river Euphrates unto the borders of Egypt:
1 Maccabees 3:37 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So the king took the half of the forces that remained, and departed from Antioch, his royal city, the hundred forty and seventh year; and he passed the river Euphrates, and went through the high countries.
Wisdom of Sirach 24:26 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He maketh the understanding to abound like Euphrates, And as Jordan in the time of the harvest.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2166, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Revelation 2 usages, New Testament
1 Esdras 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2166 FAQ

What does euphrates (Εὐφράτης) mean?

Euphrates (Strong's G2166) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Euphrates". Euphrates (yoo-frat'-ace) n/l. 1. Euphrates, a river of Asia [of foreign origin]

How many times is euphrates (Εὐφράτης) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 29 linked usages for Strong's G2166 across 14 books.

Where can I study euphrates (Εὐφράτης) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2166 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate euphrates (Εὐφράτης)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as euphrates. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2166 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 20 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 7 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2166, with linked reader references where each row is available.