verb
brechamō
Greekβρέχω (brechō)
Strong’sG1026
I moisten, rain, send rain
stem brech-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| 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 | brecharōtos | brecharitos | brecharatos | brecharētos |
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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
brechatō“sends rain”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 5:45“sends rain”hopōs gineveia huiois tou patērou vu tou en ouranoi, hoti ton hēlion autou anatellatō epi ponēroin kai agathoin kai brechatō epi dikaioin kai adikoin.that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on 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“wet”kai strefiratos pros tan gunaikan to Simōno fēate; Blepasō houtan tan gunaikan? eiserchama su eis tan oikian, hudōrem mi epi podoin ouk dōasa; houtas de tei dakruei brechata mu toin podoin kai tai thrixai autau ekmassata.And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
Luke 17:29“rained”ha de hēmera exerchata Lōt apo Sodomeiu, brechata purem kai theiem apo ouranou kai apolluata pantoin.But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
James 5:17“rain”Ēliaos anthrōpos ate homoiopathos ni, kai proseucha proseucheta teu mē brechara, kai ouk brechata epi tau gēau eniautoin treis kai mēnoin hex;Elijah 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.
brechateiō“fall”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 11:6“fall”houtois echalō tan exousian kleiara ton ouranon, hina mē huetos brechateiō tain hēmerain tau profēteiau autoiu, kai exousian echalō epi teiu hudōreiu strefarō auteim eis haimem kai patassara tan gēan en panta plēga hosakis ean thelaleia.These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.
brecharō“wet”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Luke 7:38“wet”kai histanaratas opisō para toin podoin autou klaiarōtas, tei dakruei archeta brecharō toin podoin autou kai tai thrixai tau kefalau autau ekmassate, kai katafilate toin podoin autou kai aleifate te mure.As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.
brechara“rain”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
James 5:17“rain”Ēliaos anthrōpos ate homoiopathos ni, kai proseucha proseucheta teu mē brechara, kai ouk brechata epi tau gēau eniautoin treis kai mēnoin hex;Elijah 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.