Meanings
alternative archaic Euphrataean · alternative archaic Euphratæan
- not comparableOf or pertaining to the Euphrates (river in West Asia).
To those who would not heed the gently flowing stream of Shiloah he spoke by means of the Euphratean flood.
1990, F. F. Bruce, The Epistle to the Hebrews, Wm. B. Eardmans Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 462 more examples
Very little is known about it, and there is very little to know, till the limit of Arabia be passed and the Euphratean delta reached.
1904, David George Hogarth, The Penetration of Arabia: A Record of the Development of Western Knowledge Concerning the Arabian Peninsula, Frederick A. Stokes Company, page 238Some have viewed the two houses of Judah and Israel "apart like two palms standing solitary and apart on the great Euphratean plain, but they are to be brought near to one another by Ezekiel's ministry, so they will become again as 'one tree.'"
1998, Daniel I. Block, The Book of Ezekiel: Chapters 25-48, Wm. B. Eardmans Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 398
Origin
From Latin Euphrataeus + -an.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Εὐφραταῖος
- Εὐφραταῖος (Euphrataîos)Translations
Arabic فُرَاتِيّ
- فُرَاتِيّ (furātiyy)Translations
Czech eufratský
- eufratskýTranslations
French euphratéen
- euphratéenTranslations
German euphratäisch
- euphratäischTranslations
Italian eufrateo
- eufrateoTranslations
Latin Euphrātaeus
- EuphrātaeusTranslations
Persian فراتی
- فراتی (forâti)Translations
Polish eufracki
- eufrackiTranslations
Russian евфра́тский
- евфра́тский (jevfrátskij)Translations
Cite this entry
Euphratean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Euphratean
“Euphratean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Euphratean. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Euphratean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Euphratean.
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