James 5:17
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Berean Study Bible
Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.

Young's Literal Translation
Elijah was a man like affected as we, and with prayer he did pray—not to rain, and it did not rain upon the land three years and six months;

King James Bible
Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

Greek
Elijah
Ἠλίας (Ēlias)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2243: Elijah, the prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Helias, an Israelite.

was
ἦν (ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

a man
ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

just like
ὁμοιοπαθὴς (homoiopathēs)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3663: From homoios and the alternate of pascho; similarly affected.

us.
ἡμῖν (hēmin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

He prayed earnestly
προσευχῇ (proseuchē)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4335: From proseuchomai; prayer; by implication, an oratory.

[that it would] not
μὴ (mē)
Adverb
Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

rain,
βρέξαι (brexai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 1026: To moisten, rain, send rain. A primary verb; to moisten.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

it did not rain
ἔβρεξεν (ebrexen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1026: To moisten, rain, send rain. A primary verb; to moisten.

on
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

land
γῆς (gēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.

for three
τρεῖς (treis)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5140: Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; 'three'.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[a half]
ἕξ (hex)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1803: Six. A primary numeral; six.

years.
ἐνιαυτοὺς (eniautous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1763: A year, cycle of time. Prolongation from a primary enos; a year.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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