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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 16 times in 16 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:16 - On the morning of the third day there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud on the mountain and a very loud trumpet blast, so that all the people in the camp trembled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:41

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:41 - if I sharpen my flashing sword[fn]
and my hand takes hold on judgment,
I will take vengeance on my adversaries
and will repay those who hate me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:15 - And he sent out arrows and scattered them;
lightning, and routed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:25 - It is drawn forth and comes out of his body;
the glittering point comes out of his gallbladder;
terrors come upon him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:14 - And he sent out his arrows and scattered them;
he flashed forth lightnings and routed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:18 - The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind;
your lightnings lighted up the world;
the earth trembled and shook.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:4 - His lightnings light up the world;
the earth sees and trembles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:7 - He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth,
who makes lightnings for the rain
and brings forth the wind from his storehouses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:6 - Flash forth the lightning and scatter them;
send out your arrows and rout them!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:13 - When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,
and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain,
and he brings forth the wind from his storehouses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:16 - When he utters his voice there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,
and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain,
and he brings forth the wind from his storehouses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:13 - As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches moving to and fro among the living creatures. And the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:6 - His body was like beryl, his face like the appearance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:4 - The chariots race madly through the streets;
they rush to and fro through the squares;
they gleam like torches;
they dart like lightning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:11 - The sun and moon stood still in their place
at the light of your arrows as they sped,
at the flash of your glittering spear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:14 - Then the LORD will appear over them,
and his arrow will go forth like lightning;
the Lord GOD will sound the trumpet
and will march forth in the whirlwinds of the south.
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