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Andκαὶhe prayedπροσηύξατοagain,πάλινandκαὶheavenὁ οὐρανὸςgaveἔδωκενrain,ὑετὸνandκαὶthe landἡ γῆproducedἐβλάστησενits fruit.τὸν καρπὸν αὐτῆς
James 5:18
Study it in the app“And he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the land produced its fruit.”
With the Greek beneath
James 5:18, word by word
- he prayedπροσηύξατοprosēuxato
pray
Pray: speak with God.
Where else “prosēuxato” appears- againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears- heavenοὐρανὸςouranos
sky
The vault we see above the earth, where birds fly and the stars are.
Where else “ouranos” appears- gaveἔδωκενedōken
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edōken” appears- rainὑετὸνhyeton
rain
Rain.
Where else “hyeton” appears- the landγῆgē
ground
What is underfoot, dry land.
Where else “gē” appears- producedἐβλάστησενeblastēsen
sprout
Sprout, grow; produce.
Where else “eblastēsen” appears- its fruitκαρπὸνkarpon
fruit
What a plant produces, which is harvested and eaten.
Where else “karpon” appears
The context
17Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.
18 · This verse (above)
19My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,
To study James 5 in a group
1. What it says
What warning does James give to the rich who have stored up wealth (v. 1-6)?
2. What it means
James gives the farmer and the prophets as examples (v. 7-11). What does he want to teach about patience through them?
3. How I live it
James encourages praying for one another (v. 13-16). Who needs your prayer or your company this week?