ἀστραπήastrapḗ
lightning; by analogy, glare
Greek (New Testament) · G796
Meanings
lightning: Matthew 24:27, Matthew 28:3, Luke 10:18, Luke 17:24; plural, Revelation 4:5, Revelation 8:5, Revelation 11:19, Revelation 16:18; of a lamp, shining brightness, Luke 11:36.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 24:27 For as the lightning flashes in the east and shines to the west, so it will be when the Son of Man comes.
- Matthew 28:3 His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow.
- Luke 10:18 “Yes,” he told them, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning!
- Luke 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.”
- Luke 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.
- Revelation 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 of God.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.