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The Septuagint 2.14 · 2.14

Tigris and Euphrates

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καὶ ὁ ποταμὸς ὁ τρίτος Τίγρις· οὗτος ὁ πορευόμενος κατέναντι Ἀσσυρίων. ὁ δὲ ποταμὸς ὁ τέταρτος, οὗτος Εὐφράτης.

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καὶkaìAndhotheποταμὸςpotamòsriverhotheτρίτοςtrítosthirdΤίγριςTígrisTigris·οὗτοςhoûtosthis is the onehotheπορευόμενοςporeuómenosflowingκατέναντιkaténantioppositeἈσσυρίωνAssyríōnof the Assyrians.hoTheδὲandποταμὸςpotamòsriverhotheτέταρτοςtétartosfourth,οὗτοςhoûtosthis isΕὐφράτηςEuphrátēsthe Euphrates.

The setting

The third and fourth rivers are the two great, still-familiar rivers of Mesopotamia — Τίγρις and Εὐφράτης, the Euphrates reappearing at Rev 9:14, 16:12.

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