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James 5:17 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


James 5:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · James 5:1722 words
GreekMeaning
ἨλίαςĒlias
ElijahnounG2243
ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos
a mannounG444
ἦνēn
wasverbG1510
ὁμοιοπαθὴςhomoiopathēs
of like natureadjectiveG3663
ἡμῖνhēmin
to uspronounG1473
καὶkai
andwordG2532
προσευχῇproseuchē
with fervent prayernounG4335
προσηύξατοprosēyxato
he prayed for itverbG4336
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
μὴ
notadverbG3361
βρέξαιbrexai
to rainverbG1026
καὶkai
andwordG2532
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔβρεξενebrexen
it did rainverbG1026
ἐπὶepi
uponprepositionG1909
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
γῆςgēs
earthnounG1093
ἐνιαυτοὺςeniautous
yearsnounG1763
τρεῖςtreis
threeadjectiveG5140
καὶkai
andwordG2532
μῆναςmēnas
monthsnounG3375
ἕξhex
sixadjectiveG1803
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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