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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)". βρέχω, [in LXX chiefly for מטר ;] __1.

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Meaning

to moisten (especially by a shower)

Extended definition

1to wet: Luk.7:38, 44.

2In late Gk. writers and vernac. = ὕειν, to send rain, to rain (Kennedy, Sources, 39, 155): Mat.5:45; trop., β. πῦρ κ. θεῖον, Luk.17:29; impers., βρέχει, it rains: Jas.5:17; with ὐετός as subj., Rev.11:6.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 3 ongoing 1 subjunctive 1 infinitive 2

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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