ΑΣΤΡΑΨΟΝ, αστραψον
ASTRAPSON, astrapson
Sounds Like: as-TRAHP-son
Translations: shine, flash, gleam, cause to flash
From the root: ΑΣΤΡΑΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an imperative form of the verb 'astrapto', meaning 'to shine' or 'to flash'. It is a command for someone to shine or cause something to flash. It describes a sudden, bright light, like lightning or a brilliant gleam.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Imperative, 2nd Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G797 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Psalms — 143:6
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
- ΑΣΤΡΑΠΤΟΥΣΗ — flashing, shining, gleaming, dazzling
- ΑΣΤΡΑΠΤΩ — to flash, to lighten, to shine, to gleam, to glitter
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