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βρέχω G1026

G1026 is the Greek word βρέχω, transliterated bréchō. The King James Version most often renders it rained.

Word: βρέχωTransliteration: bréchōLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 6 verses

What it means

to moisten (especially by a shower).

Where it comes from

a primary verb.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

rained 2×rain 2×sendeth rain 1×wash 1×washed 1×might 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: (send) rain, wash.

Verses using βρέχω

All 6 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 5:45 · KJV

That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Luke 7:38 · KJV

And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

Luke 7:44 · KJV

And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

Luke 17:29 · KJV

But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

James 5:17 · KJV

Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

Revelation 11:6 · KJV

These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.

Common questions

What does Strong's G1026 mean?

G1026 is the Greek word βρέχω (bréchō), meaning to moisten (especially by a shower).

How is G1026 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it rained (2 times), rain (2 times), sendeth rain (1 time), wash (1 time), washed (1 time), among others.

How many times does G1026 appear in the Bible?

βρέχω (bréchō) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G1026 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primary verb.

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