βρέχω

A. ‐ξω LXX Am. 4.7, al., (ἀπο‐) Gal. 6.591, etc.: aor. ἔβρεξα Hp. Mul. 1.78, Pl. Phdr. 254c, X. An. 4.3.12, etc.:—Pass., fut. βραχήσομαι LXX Is. 34.3: aor. ἐβρέχθην E. El. 326, X. An. 1.4.17, etc.: aor. 2 ἐβράχην [α] Hp. Mul. 1.80, Arist. Pr. 906b26, Sotion p.190 W., Gal. 6.270, Anacreont. 31.26; but ἐβρέχην PGiss. 160v12 (ii A. D.), Wilcken Chr. 341.6 (ii A. D.): pf. βέβρεγμαι Pi. O. 6.55, Hp. Acut.(Sp.)47:—wet, of persons walking through water, τὸ γόνυ Hdt. 1.189; τοὺς πόδας Pl. Phdr. 229a; steep in water, Hp. VM 3; ἐν οἴνῳ Id. Fract. 29; β. χρυσέαις νιφάδεσσι πόλιν shower wealth upon it, Pi. O. 7.34; δακρύοισιν ἔβρεξαν ὅλον τάφον IG 14.1422; β. ἐν δάκρυσι τὴν στρωμνήν LXX Ps. 6.7, cf. 77(78).27:—Pass., get wet, βρεχόμενοι πρὸς τὸν ὀμφαλόν X. An. 4.5.2; βρέχεσθαι ἐν ὕδατι to be bathed in sweat or drench themselves, Hdt. 3.104 (so ἱδρῶτι β. τὴν ψυχήν Pl. Phdr. 254c); βεβρεγμένος filled with water, opp. διερός, Arist. GC 330a17; of sponges, Id. Mete. 386b5; ἄλφιτα β. ἐν ὕδατι Hp. Mul. 2.110; to be rained upon, Plb. 16.12.3; ὄμβροις Str. 15.1.13; esp. in Egypt of the inundation of the Nile, τὰ βρεχέντα πεδία PFlor. 331.6 (ii A. D.); ἡ βεβρεγμένη (sc. γῆ) PTeb. 71.2 (ii B. C.), OGI 669.57 (i A. D.); γῆ οὐ βρεχομένη LXX Ez. 22.24:—but also intr. in Act., to be inundated, PPetr. 3p.119 (iii B. C.), PTeb. 106.19 (ii B. C.): metaph., ἀκτῖσι βεβρεγμένος steeped, bathed in light, Pi. O. 6.55; σιγᾷ βρέχεσθαι Id. Fr. 240; of hard drinkers, μέθῃ βρεχθείς E. El. 326; βεβρεγμένος tipsy, Eub. 126.

II. rain, send rain, Ev. Matt. 5.45; Ζεὺς ἔβρεχε POxy. 1482.6 (ii A. D.): c. acc., ἔβρεξε Κύριος χάλαζαν LXX Ex. 9.23; θεῖον ib.Ge. 19.24, cf. Ev.Luc. 17.29; ἄρτους Al.Ex. 16.4.

2. impers., βρέχει it rains, Telecl. 54, Ep.Jac. 5.17; ὅταν βρέχῃ Arr. Epict. 1.6.26; also ἵνα ὑετὸς βρέχῃ Apoc. 11.6.