James

James 5:17–18

¹⁷Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. ¹⁸Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.

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James 5:17

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Elijah	Ἠλίας	Ēlias	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2243 Elijah
was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
a man	ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
just like	ὁμοιοπαθὴς	homoiopathēs	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3663 of like feelings
us	ἡμῖν	hēmin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
He prayed earnestly	προσευχῇ	proseuchē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4335 prayer, a place for prayer
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
rain	βρέξαι	brexai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1026 I moisten, rain, send rain
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
it did not rain	ἔβρεξεν	ebrexen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1026 I moisten, rain, send rain
on	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
land	γῆς	gēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land
for three	τρεῖς	treis	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G5140 three
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
years	ἐνιαυτοὺς	eniautous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1763 a year

James 5:18

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Again	πάλιν	palin	Adverb	G3825 again, further, on the other hand
he prayed	προσηύξατο	prosēuxato	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G4336 I pray, pray for
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
heavens	οὐρανὸς	ouranos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3772 the sky, the heaven
gave	ἔδωκεν	edōken	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
rain	ὑετὸν	hyeton	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5205 rain
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
earth	γῆ	gē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land
yielded	ἐβλάστησεν	eblastēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G985 I sprout, cause to sprout, make to grow up
its	αὐτῆς	autēs	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
crops	καρπὸν	karpon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2590 fruit, result, gain

Cross-references

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James 5:17 1 Kings 17:1 · Luke 4:25 · 1 Kings 18:1 · Revelation 11:6 · Acts 14:15 · Acts 10:26 · Romans 11:2

James 5:18 1 Kings 18:42–45 · Jeremiah 14:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.