Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleElijah 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. Young's Literal Translation Elijah was a man like affected as we, and with prayer he did pray—not to rain, and it did not rain upon the land three years and six months; King James Bible 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. Greek ElijahἨλίας (Ēlias) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2243: Elijah, the prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Helias, an Israelite. was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. a man ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. just like ὁμοιοπαθὴς (homoiopathēs) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3663: From homoios and the alternate of pascho; similarly affected. us. ἡμῖν (hēmin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. He prayed earnestly προσευχῇ (proseuchē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 4335: From proseuchomai; prayer; by implication, an oratory. [that it would] not μὴ (mē) Adverb Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. rain, βρέξαι (brexai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 1026: To moisten, rain, send rain. A primary verb; to moisten. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. it did not rain ἔβρεξεν (ebrexen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1026: To moisten, rain, send rain. A primary verb; to moisten. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. land γῆς (gēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. for three τρεῖς (treis) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 5140: Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; 'three'. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. [a half] ἕξ (hex) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 1803: Six. A primary numeral; six. years. ἐνιαυτοὺς (eniautous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 1763: A year, cycle of time. Prolongation from a primary enos; a year. |
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