What does βρέχω (bréchō) mean in the Bible?
βρέχω (bréchō) is a Greek word meaning "to moisten (especially by a shower)".
Greek · G1026
βρέχω
To moisten (especially by a shower)
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βρέχω G1026
Pronunciation bréchō
What does βρέχω (bréchō) mean in the Bible?
βρέχω (bréchō) is a Greek word meaning "to moisten (especially by a shower)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1026?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include it did not rain (1), rain (1), rained down (1), sends rain (1), she wet (1).
Where does βρέχω (bréchō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:45. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), James (2), Matthew (1), Revelation (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It it did not rain 1× James 5:17
rain 1× James 5:17
rained down 1× Luke 17:29
sends rain 1× Matthew 5:45
she wet 1× Luke 7:44
to wet 1× Luke 7:38
will fall 1× Revelation 11:6
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 5:45 βρέχει to sends rain Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 7:38 βρέχειν to to wet Verb - Present Infinitive Active Luke 7:44 ἔβρεξέν to she wet Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 17:29 ἔβρεξεν to rained down Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular James 5:17 βρέξαι to rain Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active James 5:17 ἔβρεξεν to it did not rain Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Revelation 11:6 βρέχῃ to will fall Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 5:45
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Luke 3 James 2 Revelation 1
Source forms
ἔβρεξεν 2x ebrexen Luke 17:29, James 5:17
βρέξαι 1x brexai James 5:17
βρέχει 1x brechei Matthew 5:45
βρέχειν 1x brechein Luke 7:38
βρέχῃ 1x brechē Revelation 11:6
ἔβρεξέν 1x ebrexen Luke 7:44
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 3x Luke 7:44, Luke 17:29, James 5:17
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x James 5:17
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Matthew 5:45
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Luke 7:38
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Revelation 11:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to moisten (especially by a shower)
Strong's G1026
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 3 forms 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to moisten (especially by a shower)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 5:45 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
βρέχει brecei
I moisten, rain, send rain
Read verse Luke 7:38 Verb Present Active Infinitive
βρέχειν brecein
I moisten, rain, send rain
Read verse Luke 7:44 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἔβρεξέ ebrexen
I moisten, rain, send rain
Read verse Luke 17:29 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἔβρεξε ebrexen
I moisten, rain, send rain
Read verse James 5:17 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
βρέξαι· brexai
I moisten, rain, send rain
Read verse James 5:17 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἔβρεξεν ebrexen
I moisten, rain, send rain
Read verse Revelation 11:6 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Subjunctive
βρέχῃ brech
I moisten, rain, send rain
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 7 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Aorist Active Luke 7:44 · Luke 17:29 · Jas 5:17 3×
Present Active Matt 5:45 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Present Active Luke 7:38 1×
Aorist Active Jas 5:17 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Present Active Rev 11:6 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4 present 3
Voice
active 7
Mood
indicative 4 infinitive 2 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:45 βρέχει present active indicative ongoing Luke 7:38 βρέχειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 7:44 ἔβρεξέν aorist active indicative completed Luke 17:29 ἔβρεξεν aorist active indicative completed James 5:17 βρέξαι aorist active infinitive infinitive James 5:17 ἔβρεξεν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 11:6 βρέχῃ present active subjunctive subjunctive
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
βρέχω is a primary verb - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain