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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 as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:3

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:18 - He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:36 - Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:24 - For the Son of Man in his day[fn] will be like the lightning, which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:5 - From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. In front of the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits[fn] of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:5

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:19 - Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a severe hailstorm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:18 - Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder and a severe earthquake. No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake.
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