Strong G796ἀστραπή
lightning
- Transliteration
- astrapē
- Pronunciation
- as-trap-ay'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G797; lightning; by analogy glare: - lightning bright shining.
Detailed definition
ἀστραπή, -ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX for בָּרָק;]
lightning: Mat.24:27 28:3, Luk.10:18 17:24; pl., Rev.4:5 8:5 11:19 16:18; of a lamp, shining brightness, Luk.11:36.†
(AS)
[in LXX for בָּרָק;]
lightning: Mat.24:27 28:3, Luk.10:18 17:24; pl., Rev.4:5 8:5 11:19 16:18; of a lamp, shining brightness, Luk.11:36.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G796 appears in 9 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- lightning8
- shining1
First verses
- Matthew 24:27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
- Matthew 28:3His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
- Luke 10:18And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
- Luke 11:36If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.
- Luke 17:24For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
- Revelation 4:5And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
- Revelation 8:5And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
- Revelation 11:19And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
- Revelation 16:18And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀστρᾰπ-ή, ἡ,
={ἀστεροπή},{στεροπή},fiash of lightning, lightning, βροντὴ καὶ ἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.86, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 7.1.31, etc.; βροντὴ δ᾽ ἐρράγη δι᾽ ἀστραπῆς 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 578, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 68a, “Cra.” 409c, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 369b6)]; personified, as subject of painting, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Plinius Rerum Naturalium Scriptor “Historia Naturalis” 35.96, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Philostrati majoris imagines” 1.14)]: frequently in plural, lightnings, τὰς ἀ. τε καὶ κεραυνίους βολάς[Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 430; τᾶν πυρφόρων ἀστραπᾶν κράτη νέμων 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 201 (Lyric poetry).)]
2 light of a lamp, [NT+4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 386, NT.Luke.11.36.)]
3 metaphorically, ἀστραπήν τιν᾽ ὀμμάτων flashing of the eyes, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 474; βλέπων ἀστραπάς 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 566)]; ἐκτυφλοῦν τιν᾽ ἀστραπὴ [εἰμί] [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 195.4, compare 3rd c.AD(?): Achilles Tatius Astronomus 6.6.)]
={ἀστεροπή},{στεροπή},fiash of lightning, lightning, βροντὴ καὶ ἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.86, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 7.1.31, etc.; βροντὴ δ᾽ ἐρράγη δι᾽ ἀστραπῆς 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 578, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 68a, “Cra.” 409c, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 369b6)]; personified, as subject of painting, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Plinius Rerum Naturalium Scriptor “Historia Naturalis” 35.96, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Philostrati majoris imagines” 1.14)]: frequently in plural, lightnings, τὰς ἀ. τε καὶ κεραυνίους βολάς[Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 430; τᾶν πυρφόρων ἀστραπᾶν κράτη νέμων 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 201 (Lyric poetry).)]
2 light of a lamp, [NT+4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 386, NT.Luke.11.36.)]
3 metaphorically, ἀστραπήν τιν᾽ ὀμμάτων flashing of the eyes, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 474; βλέπων ἀστραπάς 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 566)]; ἐκτυφλοῦν τιν᾽ ἀστραπὴ [εἰμί] [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 195.4, compare 3rd c.AD(?): Achilles Tatius Astronomus 6.6.)]