verb
brechamō
Strong’sG1026
I moisten, rain, send rain
stem brech-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
βρέχω,
[in LXX chiefly for מטר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1026 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbrekh'-o
to moisten (especially by a shower)
Froma primary verb;
King James(send) rain, wash.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -ξωLXX+2nd c.AD+: aorist ἔβρεξα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, future βρᾰχήσομαι LXX: aorist ἐβρέχθην Refs 5th c.BC+aorist 2 ἐβράχην [ᾰ] Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect βέβρεγμαι Refs 5th c.BC+ 47:—wet, of persons walking through water, τὸ γόνυ Refs 5th c.BC+; steep in water, Refs 5th c.BC+; β. χρυσέαις νιφάδεσσι πόλιν shower wealth upon it, LXX+5th c.BC+:—passive, get wet, βρεχόμενοι πρὸς τὸν ὀμφαλόν Refs 5th c.BC+; βρέχεσθαι ἐν ὕδατι to be bathed in sweat or drench themselves, Refs 5th c.BC+; βεβρεγμένος filled with water, opposed to διερός, Refs 4th c.BC+; of sponges, Refs 5th c.BC+; to be rained upon, Refs 2nd c.BC+; especially in Egypt of the inundation of the Nile, τὰ βρεχέντα πεδία Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἡ βεβρεγμένη (i.e. γῆ) Refs 2nd c.BC+; γῆ οὐ βρεχομένη LXX:—but also intransitive in active, to be inundated, Refs 3rd c.BC+ steeped, bathed in light, Refs 5th c.BC+; of hard drinkers, μέθῃ βρεχθείς Refs 5th c.BC+; βεβρεγμένος tipsy, Refs 4th c.BC+
II rain, send rain, NT; Ζεὺς ἔβρεχε Refs 2nd c.AD+: with accusative, ἔβρεξε Κύριος χάλαζαν LXX; θεῖονLXX+NT; ἄρτους LXX
II.2 impersonal, βρέχει it rains, NT+5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| brechatōβρέχει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | sends rain | 1× |
| brechataἔβρεξεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | wet | 3× |
| brechateiōβρέχῃ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular | fall | 1× |
| brecharōβρέχειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | wet | 1× |
| brecharaβρέξαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | rain | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | brechamō | brechame | brechami | brechama | brechamē | brechamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | brechasō | brechase | brechasi | brechasa | brechasē | brechaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | brechatō1×βρέχει | brechate | brechati | brechata3×ἔβρεξεν | brechatē | brechatelē |
| we 1st person plural | brechanō | brechane | brechani | brechana | brechanē | brechanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | brechavō | brechave | brechavi | brechava | brechavē | brechavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | brechalō | brechale | brechali | brechala | brechalē | brechalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | brechameiō | brechameia | brechameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | brechaseiō | brechaseia | brechaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | brechateiō1×βρέχῃ | brechateia | brechateiē |
| we 1st person plural | brechaneiō | brechaneia | brechaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | brechaveiō | brechaveia | brechaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | brechaleiō | brechaleia | brechaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | brechasōr | brechasar | brechasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | brechatōr | brechatar | brechatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | brechavōr | brechavar | brechavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | brechalōr | brechalar | brechalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | brechamoiō | brechamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | brechasoiō | brechasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | brechatoiō | brechatoia |
| we 1st person plural | brechanoiō | brechanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | brechavoiō | brechavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | brechaloiō | brechaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | brecharō1×βρέχειν | brechari | brechara1×βρέξαι | brecharē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | brecharōntos | brecharintos | brecharantos | brecharēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
brech is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
brechatō“sends rain”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 5:45… anatellatō epi ponēroin kai agathoin kai brechatō epi dikaioin kai adikoin.… the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
brechata“wet”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Luke 7:44… ouk dōasa; houtas de tei dakruei brechata mu toin podoin kai tai trichai …… water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and …
Luke 17:29… de hēmera exerchata Lōt apo Sodomeiu, brechata purem kai theiem apo ouranou kai …… Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them …
James 5:17… proseucheta teu mē brechara, kai ouk brechata epi tau gēau eniautoin treis kai …… not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and …
brechateiō“fall”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 11:6… kleiara ton ouranon, hina mē huetos brechateiō tain hēmerain tau profēteiau autoiu, kai …… sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy …
brecharō“wet”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Luke 7:38… podoin autou klaiarōntas, tei dakruei archeta brecharō toin podoin autou kai tai trichai …… His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and …
brechara“rain”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
James 5:17… ni, kai proseucha proseucheta teu mē brechara, kai ouk brechata epi tau gēau …… prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on …