ὑετός

greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine5 occurrences4 books5 verses

Definition

ὑετός, -οῦ, ὁ

(ὕω, to rain), [in LXX chiefly for ;]

rain: Acts 14:17; 28:2, Hebrews 6:7, James 5:18, Revelation 11:6; ὄψιμος (which see), sc. ὑ., James 5:7.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ὑετός:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

5 total
  1. Acts 14:17ὑετοὺς · rain
    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.”
  2. Acts 28:2ὑετὸν · raining
    The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.
  3. Hebrews 6:7ὑετόν · rain
    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.
  4. James 5:18ὑετὸν · rain
    Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.
  5. Revelation 11:6ὑετὸς · rain
    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.