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 5:17 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · James 5:1722 words
ἨλίαςĒliasElias
ἄνθρωποςanthrōposman / human being
ἦνēnam, have been, is I
ὁμοιοπαθὴςhomoiopathēsof (subject
to) like passions
ἡμῖνhēminI
καὶkaiand / also
προσευχῇproseuchēearnestly, prayer
προσηύξατοprosēyxatopray (for), make prayer
τοῦtouthe
μὴmēnot
βρέξαιbrexai(send) rain, wash
καὶkaiand / also
οὐκouknot
ἔβρεξενebrexen(send) rain, wash
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τῆςtēsthe
γῆςgēscountry, earth(-ly), ground
ἐνιαυτοὺςeniautousyear
τρεῖςtreisthree
καὶkaiand / also
μῆναςmēnas+ surely
ἕξhexsix
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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