verb
periastraptamō
Strong’sG4015
I flash around like lightning
stem periastrapt-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.
**† περι-αστράπτω,
[in LXX: IV Mac 4:10*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4015 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
flash around, φῶς π. τινά NT+4th c.AD+
2 dazzle, ὁ ἀνὴρ περιαστράπτεται ὑπὸ κάλλους is dazzled with beauty, Refs 2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| periastraptataπεριήστραψεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | flashed around | 1× |
| periastraptaraπεριαστράψαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | flashed | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | periastraptamō | periastraptame | periastraptami | periastraptama | periastraptamē | periastraptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | periastraptasō | periastraptase | periastraptasi | periastraptasa | periastraptasē | periastraptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periastraptatō | periastraptate | periastraptati | periastraptata1×περιήστραψεν | periastraptatē | periastraptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | periastraptanō | periastraptane | periastraptani | periastraptana | periastraptanē | periastraptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | periastraptavō | periastraptave | periastraptavi | periastraptava | periastraptavē | periastraptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | periastraptalō | periastraptale | periastraptali | periastraptala | periastraptalē | periastraptalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | periastraptameiō | periastraptameia | periastraptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | periastraptaseiō | periastraptaseia | periastraptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periastraptateiō | periastraptateia | periastraptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | periastraptaneiō | periastraptaneia | periastraptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | periastraptaveiō | periastraptaveia | periastraptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | periastraptaleiō | periastraptaleia | periastraptaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | periastraptasōr | periastraptasar | periastraptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periastraptatōr | periastraptatar | periastraptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | periastraptavōr | periastraptavar | periastraptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | periastraptalōr | periastraptalar | periastraptalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | periastraptamoiō | periastraptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | periastraptasoiō | periastraptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | periastraptatoiō | periastraptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | periastraptanoiō | periastraptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | periastraptavoiō | periastraptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | periastraptaloiō | periastraptaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | periastraptarō | periastraptari | periastraptara1×περιαστράψαι | periastraptarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | periastraptarōntos | periastraptarintos | periastraptarantos | periastraptarēntos |
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
periastrapt 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
periastraptata“flashed around”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 9:3… engizarō ta Damaska, exaifnōs tē auton periastraptata fōtem ek tou ouranou,… journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
periastraptara“flashed”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Acts 22:6… peri mesēmbrian exaifnōs ek tou ouranou periastraptara fōtem hikanem peri min,… suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.