Rain
ὑετόςStrong’s G5205huetos
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Huetos is the Greek word usually translated “rain” and “rains”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”
Meaning
Usually translated “rain” and “rains”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- rain 5
- rains 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- James 2
- Hebrews 1
- Revelation 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 28:2And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
- Hebrews 6:7For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
- James 5:7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
- James 5:18And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
- Revelation 11:6These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
Greek dictionary
ὑετός huetos · rain
ὑετός, -οῦ, ὁ (ὕω, to rain), [in LXX chiefly for ;] rain: Act.14:17 28:2, Heb.6:7, Jas.5:18, Rev.11:6; ὄψιμος (which see), sc. ὑ., Jas.5:7.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “rain” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RAIN, verb intransitive
[It seems that rain is contracted from regen. It is the Gr. to rain to water, which we retain in brook, and the Latins, by dropping the prefix, in rigo, irrigo, to irrigate. The primary sense is to pour out, to drive forth. Heb.]
- To fall in drops from the clouds, as water; used mostly with it for a nominative; as, it rains; it will rain; it rained, or it has rained.
- To fall or drop like rain; as, tears rained at their eyes.
All definitions and other forms of “rain”
RAIN, verb transitive
To pour or shower down from the upper regions, like rain from the clouds.
- “Then said the Lord to Moses, behold I will rain bread from heaven for you” Exodus 16:4“God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating” Job 20:23“Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and horrible tempest” Psalms 11:6
RAIN, noun
The descent of water in drops from the clouds; or the water thus falling. rain is distinguished from mist, by the size of the drops, which are distinctly visible. When water falls in very small drops or particles, we call it mist, and fog is composed of particles so fine as to be not only indistinguishable, but to float or be suspended in the air.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.