New Testament Greek

And again he prayed, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth sprouted its fruit.

In this verse, James concludes his illustration of the prophet Elijah’s powerful prayer by describing the results in three closely linked aorist verbs. The Greek highlights not only what Elijah did but what heaven and earth did in response – ἔδωκε and ἐβλάστησε describe divine and natural action, each unfolding as a single, completed event in response to prophetic intercession.

The adverb πάλιν (“again”) and the verb προσηύξατο (“he prayed”) signal a second, decisive act of prayer.… Learn Koine Greek

Knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

In James 1:3, a brief but densely packed verse, we find a lesson in spiritual perseverance expressed through grammatical precision. The apostle James encourages his readers to consider trials as occasions for joy — because something deep and valuable is being accomplished: the development of steadfastness. The structure of the Greek reveals not only what believers know, but how that knowledge functions in faith formation.

The verse begins with the present active participle γινώσκοντες — “knowing.”… Learn Koine Greek