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Lexicon :: Strong's G796 - astrapē

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ἀστραπή
Transliteration
astrapē (Key)
Pronunciation
as-trap-ay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:505,86

Strong’s Definitions

ἀστραπή astrapḗ, as-trap-ay'; from G797; lightning; by analogy, glare:—lightning, bright shining.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G796 in the following manner: lightning (8x), light shining (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G796 in the following manner: lightning (8x), light shining (1x).

  1. lightning

    1. of the gleam of a lamp

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀστραπή astrapḗ, as-trap-ay'; from G797; lightning; by analogy, glare:—lightning, bright shining.
STRONGS G796:
ἀστραπή, -ῆς, ἡ, lightning: Luke 10:18; Luke 17:24; Matthew 24:27; Matthew 28:3; plural, Revelation 4:5; Revelation 8:5; Revelation 11:19; Revelation 16:18; of the gleam of a lamp, Luke 11:36 [so Aeschylus fragment (from scholars on Sophocles Oed. Col. 1047) 188 Ahrens, 372 Dindorf].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
24:27; 28:3
Luke
10:18; 11:36; 17:24
Revelation
4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G796 matches the Greek ἀστραπή (astrapē),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:27 - “For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming [in glory] of the Son of Man [everyone will see Him clearly].

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:3 - The angel’s appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were as white as snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:18 - He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like [a flash of] lightning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:36 - “So if your whole body is illuminated, with no dark part, it will be entirely bright [with light], as when the lamp gives you light with its bright rays.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:24 - “For just like the lightning, when it flashes out of one part [fn]of the sky, gives light to the other part [fn]of the sky, so [visible] will the Son of Man be in His day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:5 - From the throne came flashes of lightning and [rumbling] sounds and peals of thunder. Seven lamps of fire were burning in front of the throne, which are [fn]the seven Spirits of God;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:5 - So the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder and loud rumblings and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:19 -

And the temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple, and there were flashes of lightning, loud rumblings and peals of thunder and an earthquake and a great hailstorm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:18 - And there were flashes of lightning and loud rumblings and peals of thunder; and there was a massive earthquake—nothing like it has ever occurred since mankind originated on the earth, so severe and far-reaching was that earthquake.
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