verb
astraptamō
Strong’sG797
I flash, am lustrous
stem astrapt-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(compare στράπτω), Epic dialect imperfect ἀστράπτεσκονRefs 2nd c.BC+: future ἀστράψωRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἤστραψαRefs 8th c.BC+:—lighten, hurl lightnings, frequently of omens sent by Zeus, ἀστράπτων ἐπιδέξι᾽Refs 8th c.BC+
2 impersonal, ἀστράπτει it lightens, ἤστραψε it lightened, οὐρανοῦ δ᾽ ἄπο ἤστραψεRefs 5th c.BC+
II flash or glance like lightning, πᾶς γὰρ ἀστράπτει χαλινόςRefs 5th c.BC+; κατάχαλκον ἀ. πεδίον gleams with brass, Refs 5th c.BC+; of the face, εἶδον τὴν ὄψιν.. ἀστράπτουσανRefs 5th c.BC+; of flowers, ἀνεμωνίδες ἀστράπτουσαι bright, Refs 2nd c.BC+ flashed flame from his eyes, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 of persons, to be brilliant, conspicuous, ἔν τινιRefs 3rd c.AD+
III transitive, consume with lightning, uncertain in Refs 5th c.BC+
III.2 illuminate, τι Refs 5th c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| astraptarōntasἀστράπτουσα | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine | flashes | 1× |
| astraptarōntaἀστραπτούσῃ | 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 | astraptarōntos2× | astraptarintos | astraptarantos | astraptarēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
astraptarōntas“flashes”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine1×
Luke 17:24hōsper gar tas astrapas astraptarōntas ek tau hupo ton ouranon eis …For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from …
astraptarōnta“dazzling”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular feminine1×
Luke 24:4“dazzling”… androis duo epistēala autai en estha astraptarōnta.… this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.