noun · masculine
huetos
Greekὑετός (huetos)
Strong’sG5205
rain
stem huet-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὑετός, -οῦ, ὁ
(< ὕω, to rain), [in LXX chiefly for מָטָר,גֶּשֶׁם;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5205 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhoo-et-os'
rain, especially a shower
Fromfrom a primary ὕω (to rain);
King Jamesrain.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | huetos1×ὑετὸς | huetois |
| object accusative | hueton3×ὑετὸν | huetoin1×ὑετοὺς |
| direct address vocative | huetor | huetoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | huetou | huetoiu |
| to, for dative | hueto | huetoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
hueto 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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
huetos“rain”subjectnominative singular1×
Revelation 11:6“rain”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.
hueton“rain”objectaccusative singular3×
Acts 28:2“rain”tois tē barbarois parechale ouk tan tunchanaratan filanthrōpian ni, haptaratois gar puran proslambela pantoin nin dia ton hueton ton efistanarēton kai dia tem psuchem.The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.
Hebrews 6:7“rain”gēas gar tas pinaratas ton epi autau ercherōton pollakis hueton, kai tiktarōtas botanan euthetan ekeinoi dia hoin kai geōrgitō, metalambatō eulogiau apo tou theou;For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.
James 5:18“rain”kai palin proseucheta, kai tos ouranos hueton dōata kai tas gēas blastanata ton karpon autau.Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.
huetoin“rain”objectaccusative plural1×
Acts 14:17“rain”kaitoi ouk amarturon heauton afiēkata agathourgarōtos, ouranothen vi huetoin dōarōtos kai kairoin karpoforoin, empimplēarōtos trofēau kai eufrosunēau tain kardiain vu.Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”