KJV: And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
YLT: and again he did pray, and the heaven did give rain, and the land did bring forth her fruit.
Darby: and again he prayed, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth caused its fruit to spring forth.
ASV: And he prayed again; and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
| πάλιν | again |
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Parse: Adverb Root: πάλιν Sense: anew, again. |
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| προσηύξατο | he prayed |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Middle, 3rd Person Singular Root: προσεύχομαι Sense: to offer prayers, to pray. |
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| οὐρανὸς | heaven |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: οὐρανός Sense: the vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it. |
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| ὑετὸν | rain |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: ὑετός Sense: rain. |
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| ἔδωκεν | gave |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: διδῶ Sense: to give. |
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| γῆ | earth |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Singular Root: γῆ Sense: arable land. |
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| ἐβλάστησεν | produced |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: βλαστάνω Sense: to sprout, bud, put forth new leaves. |
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| καρπὸν | fruit |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: καρπός Sense: fruit. |
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| αὐτῆς | of it |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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Greek Commentary for James 5:18
This idiom is in the lxx of God as here of heaven (1 Sam 12:17; 1 Kings 18:1) and also in Acts 14:17 instead of εβρεχεν ebrexen of James 5:17. υετον Hueton is old word for rain (from υω huō to rain), genuine here, but not in James 5:7. [source]
First aorist active of βλαστανω blastanō old verb, to sprout (intransitive as Mark 4:27), here as occasionally in later Greek transitive with accusative καρπον karpon f0). [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for James 5:18
Perhaps with a suggestion of recompense for the long-suffering and waiting, since ἀποδιδόναι often signifies “to give back.” The phrase ἀποδιδόναι καρπὸν only here and Revelation 22:2. Καρπὸν fruitwith διδόναι togive, Matthew 13:8; Mark 4:8: with ποιεῖν tomake or produce, often in Synoptic Gospels, as Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:10; Matthew 7:17; Luke 3:8; Luke 6:43, etc.: with φέρειν tobear, always and only in John, John 12:24; John 15:2, John 15:4, John 15:5, John 15:8, John 15:16: with βλαστάνειν tobring forth, James 5:18. Ἑιρηνικός peaceablein N.T. Only here and James 3:17, as an epithet of wisdom. Quite often in lxx of men, the heart, especially of words and sacrifices. The phrase καρπός εἰρηνικός peaceablefruit (omit the ), N.T.oolxx. The phrase fruit of righteousness, Philemon 1:11; James 3:18, and lxx, Proverbs 3:9; Proverbs 11:30; Proverbs 13:2; Amos 6:13: comp. Psalm 1:3; Psalm 57:11. The genitive of righteousness is explicative or appositional; fruit which consists in righteousness or is righteousness. [source]