Greek · Strong's G797
ἀστράπτω
astraptoas-trap'-to
to flash as lightning
1890 spelling: astráptō
- α1
- σ200
- τ300
- ρ100
- α1
- π80
- τ300
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,782
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to flash as lightning
Rendered in the KJV as
lighten, shine.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- ἀστράπτουσα1
- ἀστραπτούσῃ.1
How it is rendered · 2
- dazzling.1
- is flashing1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-PAP-DSF · 1
- V-PAP-NSF · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 17:24ἀστράπτουσαastraptousaverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · feminine singularFor just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.here: is flashing
- Luke 24:4ἀστραπτούσῃ.astraptousēverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularWhile they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.here: dazzling.