astrapē · lightning

What it means

astrapē (ἀστραπή) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “lightning”.

Also a bright shining.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The sudden light of lightning flashing across the sky in a storm.
2. The glow of a lamp.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• lightning ×4
• lightnings ×4
• brightness ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Luke×3
• Revelation×4

• Matthew 24:27

  For just as the lightning comes out from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

• Matthew 28:3

  And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow.

• Luke 10:18

  And he said to them, “I was watching Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

• Luke 11:36

  So if your whole body is full of light, not having any part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its brightness gives light to you.”

• Luke 17:24

  For just as the lightning, flashing from the region under heaven, shines to the region under heaven, so will be the Son of Man in his day.

• Revelation 4:5

  And from the throne come out lightnings and voices and thunders, and seven lamps of fire are burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God;

• Revelation 8:5

  And the angel took the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar and threw it to the earth; and there were thunders and voices and lightnings and an earthquake.

• Revelation 11:19

  And the sanctuary of God that is in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen in his sanctuary; and there were lightnings and voices and thunders and an earthquake and great hail.

• Revelation 16:18

  And there were lightnings and voices and thunders, and there was a great earthquake, such as had not occurred since people have been on the earth, such an earthquake, so great.