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James 5:17

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Confess [your] faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.	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.	And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Elias^G2243 was^G2258 a man^G444 subject to like passions as^G3663 we are^G2254, and^G2532 he prayed^G4336 earnestly^G4335 that it might^G1026 not^G3361 rain^G1026: and^G2532 it rained^G1026 not^G3756 on^G1909 the earth^G1093 by the space of three^G5140 years^G1763 and^G2532 six^G1803 months^G3376.

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Original Greek

Ἠλίας ἄνθρωπος ἦν ὁμοιοπαθὴς ἡμῖν, καὶ προσευχῇ προσηύξατο τοῦ μὴ βρέξαι· καὶ οὐκ ἔβρεξεν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐνιαυτοὺς τρεῖς καὶ μῆνας ἕξ·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
Ἠλίας	Ēlias	G2243	N-NSM	Elias
ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	G444	N-NSM	a man
ἦν	ēn	G2258	V-IAI-3S	was
ὁμοιοπαθὴς	homoiopathēs	G3663	A-NSM	subject to like passions as
ἡμῖν,	hēmin	G2254	P-1DP	we are
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
προσευχῇ	proseuchē	G4335	N-DSF	earnestly
προσηύξατο	prosēuxato	G4336	V-ADI-3S	he prayed
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSN	*
μὴ	mē	G3361	PRT-N	not
βρέξαι·	brexai	G1026	V-AAN	that it might rain
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
οὐκ	ouk	G3756	PRT-N	not
ἔβρεξεν	ebrexen	G1026	V-AAI-3S	it rained
ἐπὶ	epi	G1909	PREP	on
τῆς	tēs	G3588	T-GSF	the
γῆς	gēs	G1093	N-GSF	earth
ἐνιαυτοὺς	eniautous	G1763	N-APM	years
τρεῖς	treis	G5140	A-APM	by the space of three
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
μῆνας	mēnas	G3376	N-APM	months
ἕξ·	hex	G1803	A-NUI	six

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G444 — ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, anth'-ro-pos): a man, one of the human race — from ἀνήρ and (the countenance; from ὀπτάνομαι); man-faced, i.e. a human being:--certain, man.
• G1026 — βρέχω (bréchō, brekh'-o): I moisten, rain, send rain — a primary verb; to moisten (especially by a shower):--(send) rain, wash.
• G1093 — γῆ (gē, ghay): the earth, soil, land — contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application):--country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world.
• G1763 — ἐνιαυτός (eniautós, en-ee-ow-tos'): a year — prolongation from a primary (a year); a year:--year.
• G1803 — ἕξ (héx, hex): six — a primary numeral; six:--six.
• G1909 — ἐπί (epí, ep-ee'): on, to, against, on the basis of, at — a primary preposition; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.:--about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
• G2243 — Ἡλίας (Hēlías, hay-lee'-as): Elijah — of Hebrew origin (אֵלִיָּה); Helias (i.e. Elijah), an Israelite:--Elias.
• G2254 — ἡμῖν (hēmîn, hay-meen'): dative case plural of ἐγώ; to (or for, with, by) us:--our, (for) us, we.
• G2258 — ἦν (ēn, ane): imperfect of εἰμί; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):--+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G3361 — μή (mḗ, may): not, lest — a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas οὐ expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas οὐ expects an affirmative one)) whether:--any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also ἐὰν μή, ἵνα μή, οὐ μή, μῆκος, μηκύνω, μήν, μὴ οὐκ.
• G3376 — μήν (mḗn, mane): a month — a primary word; a month:--month.
• G3663 — ὁμοιοπαθής (homoiopathḗs, hom-oy-op-ath-ace'): of like feelings — from ὅμοιος and the alternate of πάσχω; similarly affected:--of (subject to) like passions.
• G3756 — οὐ (ou, oo): no, not — a primary word; the absolute negative (compare μή) adverb; no or not:--+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also οὐ μή, μῆκος.
• G4335 — προσευχή (proseuchḗ, pros-yoo-khay'): prayer, a place for prayer — from προσεύχομαι; prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel):--X pray earnestly, prayer.
• G4336 — προσεύχομαι (proseúchomai, pros-yoo'-khom-ahee): I pray, pray for — from πρός and εὔχομαι; to pray to God, i.e. supplicate, worship:--pray (X earnestly, for), make prayer.
• G5140 — τρεῖς (treîs, trice): three — a primary (plural) number; "three":--three.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• and he — Romans 11:2, Revelation 11:6
• and it rained not — Luke 4:25
• Elias — 1 Kings 17:1
• subject — Acts 10:26, Acts 14:15

Reciprocal references (20): Genesis 18:23, Genesis 41:30, Exodus 9:33, Leviticus 26:4, Deuteronomy 9:19, 2 Samuel 18:33, 1 Kings 8:36, 1 Kings 18:1, 1 Kings 18:37, 2 Kings 19:4, 2 Chronicles 6:27, Job 12:15, Job 37:12, Psalms 147:8, Jeremiah 5:24, Amos 4:7, Zechariah 14:17, Luke 9:30, Acts 14:17, 2 Corinthians 7:7

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: ELIJAH, JUDGMENTS, GOD'S, METEOROLOGY, MIRACLES, PRAYER
• Torrey’s: MIRACLES WROUGHT THROUGH SERVANTS OF GOD, RAIN
• Nave’s: BLESSING, ELIJAH, INTERCESSION, METEOROLOGY AND CELESTIAL PHENOMENA, PRAYER, RAIN

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