verb
astraptamō
Greekἀστράπτω (astraptō)
Strong’sG797
I flash, am lustrous
stem astrapt-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀστράπτω,
[in LXX for בּרק;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G797 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidas-trap'-to
to flash as lightning
Fromprobably from G792;
King Jameslighten, shine.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| astraptarōtasἀστράπτουσα | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine | flashes | 1× |
| astraptarōtaἀστραπτούσῃ | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular feminine | dazzling | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | astraptamō | astraptame | astraptami | astraptama | astraptamē | astraptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | astraptasō | astraptase | astraptasi | astraptasa | astraptasē | astraptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | astraptatō | astraptate | astraptati | astraptata | astraptatē | astraptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | astraptanō | astraptane | astraptani | astraptana | astraptanē | astraptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | astraptavō | astraptave | astraptavi | astraptava | astraptavē | astraptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | astraptalō | astraptale | astraptali | astraptala | astraptalē | astraptalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | astraptameiō | astraptameia | astraptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | astraptaseiō | astraptaseia | astraptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | astraptateiō | astraptateia | astraptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | astraptaneiō | astraptaneia | astraptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | astraptaveiō | astraptaveia | astraptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | astraptaleiō | astraptaleia | astraptaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | astraptasōr | astraptasar | astraptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | astraptatōr | astraptatar | astraptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | astraptavōr | astraptavar | astraptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | astraptalōr | astraptalar | astraptalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | astraptamoiō | astraptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | astraptasoiō | astraptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | astraptatoiō | astraptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | astraptanoiō | astraptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | astraptavoiō | astraptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | astraptaloiō | astraptaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | astraptarō | astraptari | astraptara | astraptarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | astraptarōtos2× | astraptaritos | astraptaratos | astraptarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
astrapt 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
astraptarōtas“flashes”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine1×
Luke 17:24“flashes”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.
astraptarōta“dazzling”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular feminine1×
Luke 24:4“dazzling”kai gineta en te aporerō autain peri houteu kai idou anērois duo efistanala autai en estha astraptarōta.While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.