ἀστραπή
astrapē
“lightning”
Definition
lightning; by analogy, glare
from G797 (ἀστράπτω);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
ἀστραπή appears 9 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”
For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.
For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
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