verb

periastraptamō

Greekπεριαστράπτω (periastraptō)

Strong’sG4015

I flash around like lightning

stem periastrapt-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur

Translated as

flashed1×flashed around1×

What it means

**† περι-αστράπτω,

[in LXX: IV Mac 4:10*;]

to flash around: c. acc., Ac 9:3; seq. περί Ac 22:6 (Eccl. and Byzant.).†

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

Saidper-ee-as-trap'-to

to flash all around, i.e. envelop in light

Fromfrom G4012 and G797;

King Jamesshine round (about).

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
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	periastraptarōtos	periastraptaritos	periastraptaratos	periastraptarētos

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

periastraptstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

periastraptata“flashed around”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Acts 9:3“flashed around”en de te poreuerō gineta auton engizarō ta Damaska, exaifnōs tē auton periastraptata fōtem ek tou ouranou,As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

periastraptara“flashed”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×

Acts 22:6“flashed”Gineta de mi poreuerōto kai engizarōto ta Damaska peri mesēmbrian exaifnōs ek tou ouranou periastraptara fōtem hikanem peri min,About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.