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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:27 - For as the lightning flashes in the east and shines to the west, so it will be when the Son of Man[fn] comes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:3 - His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:18 - “Yes,” he told them, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:36 - If you are filled with light, with no dark corners, then your whole life will be radiant, as though a floodlight were filling you with light.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:24 - For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so it will be on the day when the Son of Man comes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:5 - From the throne came flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder. And in front of the throne were seven torches with burning flames. This is the sevenfold Spirit[fn] of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:5 - Then the angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar and threw it down upon the earth; and thunder crashed, lightning flashed, and there was a terrible earthquake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:19 - Then, in heaven, the Temple of God was opened and the Ark of his covenant could be seen inside the Temple. Lightning flashed, thunder crashed and roared, and there was an earthquake and a terrible hailstorm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:18 - Then the thunder crashed and rolled, and lightning flashed. And a great earthquake struck—the worst since people were placed on the earth.
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