ΑΣΤΡΑΠΤΟΥΣΗ, αστραπτουση
ASTRAPTOUSĒ, astraptousē
Sounds Like: as-TRAP-too-see
Translations: flashing, shining, gleaming, dazzling
From the root: ΑΣΤΡΑΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes something that is flashing or shining brightly, like lightning or a brilliant light. It is used to convey a sense of intense, radiant light or a sudden burst of brilliance. It is the present active participle of the verb 'astráptō'.
Inflection: Singular, Present Active Participle, Feminine, Nominative
Strong’s number: G797 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Luke — 24:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΣΤΡΑΠΤΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΑΣΤΡ — to flash, to lighten, to gleam, to glitter, to shine
- ΑΣΤΡΑΠΤΟΝΤΑΣ — flashing, gleaming, shining, dazzling
- ΑΣΤΡΑΠΤΟΥΣΑ — flashing, shining, gleaming, radiant, a flashing one, a shining one
- ΑΣΤΡΑΠΤΩ — to flash, to lighten, to shine, to gleam, to glitter
- ΑΣΤΡΑΨΟΝ — shine, flash, gleam, cause to flash
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