ἈΣΤΡΑΠΗΝ, ἀστραπην
ASTRAPĒN, astrapēn
Sounds Like: as-tra-PAYN
Translations: lightning, a lightning flash, a flash of lightning
From the root: ἈΣΤΡΑΠΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to lightning, a sudden flash of light in the sky caused by an electrical discharge. It is often used metaphorically to describe something that appears suddenly, quickly, or with great brilliance, similar to how lightning illuminates the sky. It can also refer to the brightness or radiance of something.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0796 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Luke — 10:18
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΣΤΡΑΠΗ.
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.
- ἈΣΤΡΑΠΑΙ — lightning, flashes of lightning
- ἈΣΤΡΑΠΑΙΣ — (to) lightning, (to) a flash of lightning
- ἈΣΤΡΑΠΑΣ — lightning, flashes of lightning
- ἈΣΤΡΑΠΗ — lightning, a lightning flash, a flash, brightness
- ἈΣΤΡΑΠΗΣ — of lightning, of a flash, of a gleam
- ἈΣΤΡΑΠΩΝ — of lightning, of flashes, of lightnings
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