βρέχω; 1 aorist
ἔβρεξα; from Pindar and Herodotus down;
1. to moisten, wet, water:
Luke 7:38 (
τ.
πόδας δάκρυσι, cf.
Psalm 6:7),
Luke 7:44.
2. in later writings (cf.
Lob. ad Phryn., p. 291 [Winers Grammar, 23])
to water with rain (Polybius 16, 12, 3),
to cause to rain, to pour the rain, spoken of God:
ἐπί τινα,
Matthew 5:45;
to send down like rain:
κύριος ἔβρεξε θεῖον κ.
πῦρ,
Genesis 19:24;
χάλαζαν,
Exodus 9:23; [
μάννα,
Psalm 77:24 (
Psalms 78:24)]; impersonally,
βρέχει it rains (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 58, 9 b.
β.):
James 5:17; with added accusative,
πῦρ κ.
θεῖον,
Luke 17:29; with added subject,
ὑετός,
Revelation 11:6.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Genesis
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19:24
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Exodus
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9:23
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Psalms
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6:7; 78:24
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Matthew
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5:45
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Luke
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7:38; 7:44; 17:29
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James
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5:17
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Revelation
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11:6
