Definition
βροχή, -ῆς, ἡ
(βρέχω), [in LXX: Psa.67 (68):9, 104 (105):32 (גֶּשֶׁם)* ;]
1. = βροχετός, a wetting (in π., of irrigation in Egypt; Deiss., LAE, 77).
2. As in MGr. (Kennedy, Sources, 153), = ὑετός, rain: Matthew 7:25, 27.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as βροχή:
- גֶּ֫שֶׁםge.shem“rain”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Matthew 7:25βροχὴ · rainThe rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
- Matthew 7:27βροχὴ · rainThe rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”