Strong's Concordance brechó: to send rain, to rain Original Word: βρέχωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: brechó Phonetic Spelling: (brekh'-o) Definition: to send rain, to rain Usage: I moisten, rain, send rain. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. word Definition to send rain, to rain NASB Translation fall (1), rain (2), rained (1), sends rain (1), wet (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1026: βρέχωβρέχω; 1 aorist ἐβρεξα; from Pindar and Herodotus down; 1. to moisten, wet, water: Luke 7:38 (τούς πόδας ... δάκρυσιν, cf. Psalm 6:7),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 καί πῦρ, Genesis 19:24; χάλαζαν, Exodus 9:23; (μάννα, Psalm 77:24 A primary verb; to moisten (especially by a shower) -- (send) rain, wash. Englishman's Concordance Matthew 5:45 V-PIA-3SGRK: ἀγαθοὺς καὶ βρέχει ἐπὶ δικαίους NAS: and [the] good, and sends rain on [the] righteous KJV: and sendeth rain on INT: good and sends rain on righteous Luke 7:38 V-PNA Luke 7:44 V-AIA-3S Luke 17:29 V-AIA-3S James 5:17 V-ANA James 5:17 V-AIA-3S Revelation 11:6 V-PSA-3S Strong's Greek 1026 |