Lexical Summary brechō: to send rain, to rain Original Word: βρέχωTransliteration: brechō Phonetic Spelling: (brekh'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to send rain, to rain Meaning: to send rain, to rain Strong's Concordance send rain, wash. A primary verb; to moisten (especially by a shower) -- (send) rain, wash. 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 |
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