noun · feminine
astrapas
Greekἀστραπή (astrapē)
Strong’sG796
a flash of lightning, brightness, luster
stem astrap-9 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀστραπή, -ῆς, ἡ,
[in LXX for בָּרָק;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G796 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidas-trap-ay'
lightning; by analogy, glare
Fromfrom G797;
King Jameslightning, bright shining.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | astrapas3×ἀστραπὴ | astrapais4×ἀστραπαὶ |
| object accusative | astrapan1×ἀστραπὴν | astrapain |
| direct address vocative | astrapar | astrapair |
| of, belonging to genitive | astrapau | astrapaiu |
| to, for dative | astrapa1×ἀστραπῇ | astrapai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
astrapa is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
astrapas“lightning”subjectnominative singular3×
Matthew 24:27“lightning”hōsper gar tas astrapas exerchetō apo anatolaiu kai fainetō heōs dusmaiu, houtōs eti tas parousias tou huiou tou anthrōpou;For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
Matthew 28:3“lightning”ate de tas eideas autou hōs astrapas kai tem endumem autou leukem hōs chiōnas.His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
Luke 17:24“lightning”hōsper gar tas astrapas astraptarōtas ek tau hupo ton ouranon eis tan hupo ouranon lampatō, houtōs eti tos huios tou anthrōpou en ta hēmera autou.For 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.
astrapan“lightning”objectaccusative singular1×
Luke 10:18“lightning”legata de autoi; Theōrame ton Satanaon hōs astrapan ek tou ouranou piptaraton.So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
astrapa“rays”to, fordative singular1×
Luke 11:36“rays”ei oun tem sōmem su holem fōteinem, mē echarōtem merem tinem skoteinem, eti fōteinem holem hōs hotan tos luchnos ta astrapa fōtizateiō sin.So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”
astrapais“flashes of lightning”subjectnominative plural4×
Revelation 4:5“flashes of lightning”kai ek tou thronou ekporeuelō astrapais kai fōnais kai brontais; kai hepta lampadais pureu kaiirōtais enōpion tou thronou, heim alō teim hepta pneumeim tou theou,From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.
Revelation 8:5“flashes of lightning”kai lambatē tos angelos ton libanōton, kai gemizata auton ek teu pureu teu thusiastērieu, kai ballata eis tan gēan; kai ginela brontais kai fōnais kai astrapais kai seismos.Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
Revelation 11:19“flashes of lightning”Kai anoigita tos naos tou theou tos en to ourano, kai horita tas kibōtas tau diathēkau autou en to nao autou; kai ginela astrapais kai fōnais kai brontais kai seismos kai chalazas megas.Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
Revelation 16:18“flashes of lightning”kai ginela astrapais kai fōnais kai brontais, kai seismos gineta megos, hoios ouk gineta apo hou anthrōpois ginela epi tau gēau tēlikoutos seismos houtōs megos,And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth — so mighty was the great quake.