James 5:17
KJV:
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.
BSB:
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.
Greek:
Ἠλίας ἄνθρωπος ἦν ὁμοιοπαθὴς ἡμῖν καὶ προσευχῇ προσηύξατο τοῦ μὴ βρέξαι· καὶ οὐκ ἔβρεξεν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐνιαυτοὺς τρεῖς καὶ μῆνας ἕξ·
Topics:
BLESSINGELIJAHINTERCESSIONMETEOROLOGY AND CELESTIAL PHENOMENAPRAYERRAIN

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Scripture Quoting Scripture

James 5:17 is...
alluding to: 1Kgs 17:11Kgs 18:41

Translation Greek Transliteration [morphology] Texts
Elijah Ἠλίας 1 Ēlias N-NSM-P NKO
a man ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos N-NSM NKO
was ἦν ēn V-IAI-3S NKO
of like nature ὁμοιοπαθὴς homoiopathēs A-NSM NKO
to us ἡμῖν hēmin P-1DP NKO
and καὶ kai CONJ NKO
with fervent prayer προσευχῇ proseuchēa N-DSF NKO
he prayed [for it] προσηύξατο prosēuxato V-ADI-3S NKO
<the> τοῦ tou T-GSN NKO
not μὴ PRT-N NKO
to rain; βρέξαι· brexai V-AAN NKO
and καὶ kai CONJ NKO
not οὐκ ouk PRT-N NKO
it did rain ἔβρεξεν ebrexen V-AAI-3S NKO
upon ἐπὶ epi PREP NKO
the τῆς tēs T-GSF NKO
earth γῆς gēs N-GSF NKO
years ἐνιαυτοὺς eniautous N-APM NKO
three τρεῖς treis A-APM NKO
and καὶ kai CONJ NKO
months μῆνας mēnas N-APM NKO
six; ἕξ· hex A-NUI NKO

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  1. WH spelled: Ἠλείας