Strong's Concordance brechó: to send rain, to rain Original Word: βρέχωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: brechó Phonetic Spelling: (brekh'-o) Short Definition: I moisten, rain, send rain Definition: I moisten, rain, send rain. 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 Strong's Greek 10267 Occurrences βρέχῃ — 1 Occ. βρέχει — 1 Occ. βρέχειν — 1 Occ. βρέξαι — 1 Occ. ἔβρεξέν — 3 Occ. Matthew 5:45 V-PIA-3S GRK: 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 |