Quick Definition
rain
Strong's Definition
rain, especially a shower
Derivation: from a primary (to rain);
KJV Usage: rain
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὑετός, ὑετοῦ, ὁ (ὕω to rain), from Homer down, the Sept. for βΖΜωΖΡν and ξΘθΘψ, rain: Act_14:17; Act_28:2; Heb_6:7; Jas_5:7 (where L T Tr WH omit ὑετόν; on this passive see ὄψιμος and πρώϊμος); ibid. 18; Rev_11:6.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ὑετός hyetos 5x
rain, Act_14:17 ; Act_28:2 ; Heb_6:7 ; Jas_5:18 ; Rev_11:6
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ὑετός , -οῦ , ὁ
( < ὕω , to rain ),
[in LXX chiefly for;]
rain: Act_14:17 ; Act_28:2 , Heb_6:7 , Jas_5:18 , Rev_11:6 ; ὄψιμος ( q.v. ), sc . ὑ ., Jas_5:7 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ὑετός [page 648]
rain. With Heb_6:7 cf. the use of the corresponding verb in the prayer of the Athenians cited in M. Anton. v. 7 Ὗσον , ὗσον , ὦ φίλε Ζεῦ , κατὰ τῆς ἀρούρας τῆς Ἀθηναίων καὶ τῶν πεδίων , Rain, rain, O dear Zeus, upon the cornland of the Athenians and their meads (Haines).
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
ὑετός ὑ_ετός, οῦ, ὁ, [Etym: ὕω] "rain", Lat. pluvius, Il. , Hes. , Ar. :— esp. "a heavy shower", Lat. nimbus, whereas ὄμβρος, Lat. imber, is "a lasting" rain, and ψεκάς or ψακάς "a drizzling" rain, Xen. , etc. as adj. in Sup. ἄνεμοι ὑετώτατοι the "rainiest" winds, Hdt.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
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.†
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