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Of like passions with us (homoiopathēs hēmin). Associative-instrumental case hēmin as with homoios. This old compound adjective (homoios, paschō), suffering the like with another, in N.T. only here and Act 14:15.
He prayed fervently (proseuchēi prosēuxato). First aorist middle indicative of proseuchomai and the instrumental case proseuchēi (cognate substantive), after idiom for intensity in classical Greek, like pheugein phugēi, to flee with all speed (figura etymologica), but particularly frequent in the lxx (Gen 2:17; 31:30) in imitation of the Hebrew infinitive absolute. So Luk 22:15; Joh 3:29; Act 4:17.
That it might not rain (tou mē brexai). Genitive of the articular infinitive (brexai, first aorist active of brechō, old verb, to moisten, Luk 7:38, to rain, Mat 5:45) with negative mē used either for direct purpose, for an object clause as here and Act 3:12; Act 15:20, or even for result.
For three years and six months (eniautous treis kai mēnas hex). Accusative of extent of time.