Lightning
ἀστραπήStrong’s G0796astrapē
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Astrapē is the Greek word usually translated “lightning”, “flashes of lightning” and “shining”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”
Meaning
Usually translated “lightning”, “flashes of lightning” and “shining”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- lightning 4
- flashes of lightning 4
- shining 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 4
- Luke 3
- Matthew 2
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 28:3His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
- Luke 10:18And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
- Luke 11:36If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.
- Luke 17:24For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
- Revelation 4:5And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
- Revelation 8:5And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
Greek dictionary
ἀστραπή astrapē · lightning
ἀστραπή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX for בָּרָק ;] lightning: Mat.24:27 28:3, Luk.10:18 17:24; pl., Rev.4:5 8:5 11:19 16:18; of a lamp, shining brightness, Luk.11:36.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “lightning” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LIGHTNING, noun
li'tening. [that is, lightening, the participle present of lighten.]
- A sudden discharge of electricity from a cloud to the earth, or from the earth to a cloud, or from one cloud to another, that is, from a body positively charged to one negatively charged, producing a vivid flash of light, and usually a loud report, called thunder.
- [from lighten, to diminish weight.] Abatement; alleviation; mitigation.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.