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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 797. ἀστράπτω (astraptó) -- To flash, to gleam, to shine like lightning</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/797.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/colossians/4-17.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/797.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 797</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/796.htm" title="796">◄</a> 797. astraptó <a href="../greek/798.htm" title="798">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">astraptó: To flash, to gleam, to shine like lightning</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀστράπτω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>astraptó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>as-trap'-to<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(as-trap'-to)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To flash, to gleam, to shine like lightning<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I flash (with, then like, lightning), am lustrous.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek noun ἀστραπή (astrapé), meaning "lightning" or "a flash of light."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of lightning is בָּרָק (barak), Strong's Hebrew #1300, which also conveys the idea of a flash or gleam of light.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb ἀστράπτω (astraptó) is used in the New Testament to describe a sudden, brilliant flash of light, akin to lightning. It conveys the idea of something that is bright, dazzling, and often associated with divine or heavenly appearances. This term is used to describe the appearance of angels or the glorified Christ, emphasizing their radiant and awe-inspiring presence.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient world, lightning was often associated with divine power and presence. In Greek and Roman mythology, gods like Zeus and Jupiter were depicted as wielding lightning bolts. In the Hebrew tradition, lightning is frequently associated with theophanies, or manifestations of God's presence, as seen in the Old Testament. The use of ἀστράπτω in the New Testament continues this tradition, highlighting the divine nature and authority of the figures it describes.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to lighten, flash forth<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>dazzling (1), flashes (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 797: ἀστράπτω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀστράπτω</span></span>; (later form <span class="greek2">στράπτω</span>, see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἀσπάζομαι</span></span> at the beginning (probably allied with <span class="greek2">ἀστήρ</span> which see)); <span class="accented">to lighten</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Homer</span>, Iliad 9, 237; 17, 595, and often in Attic): <a href="/interlinear/luke/17-24.htm">Luke 17:24</a>. of dazzling objects: <span class="greek2">ἐσθής</span> (<span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="greek2">ἐσθησεις</span>), <a href="/interlinear/luke/24-4.htm">Luke 24:4</a> (and very often in Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span> Oed. Col. 1067; <span class="abbreviation">Euripides</span>, Phoen. 111, down). (Compare: <span class="greek2">ἐξαστράπτω</span>, <span class="greek2">περιαστράπτω</span>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>flash, shine. <p>Probably from <a href="/greek/792.htm">aster</a>; to flash as lightning -- lighten, shine. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/792.htm">aster</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αστραπτουσα αστράπτουσα ἀστράπτουσα αστραπτούσαις αστραπτουση ἀστραπτούσῃ άστραψον αστρολόγοι ήστραψεν astraptousa astráptousa astraptouse astraptousē astraptoúsei astraptoúsēi<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/17-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 17:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular">V-PPA-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἡ ἀστραπὴ <b>ἀστράπτουσα</b> ἐκ τῆς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the lightning, <span class="itali">when it flashes</span> out of one part of the sky,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the lightning, <span class="itali">that lighteneth</span> out of<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/17-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the lightning <span class="itali">flashes</span> from the [one end]<p><b><a href="/text/luke/24-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 24:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-ASA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν ἐσθῆτι <b>ἀστραπτούσῃ</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> suddenly stood near <span class="itali">them in dazzling</span> clothing;<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them in <span class="itali">shining</span> garments:<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/24-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in garments <span class="itali">dazzling</span><p><b><a href="/greek/797.htm">Strong's Greek 797</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_797.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/astraptousa_797.htm">ἀστράπτουσα — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/astraptouse__797.htm">ἀστραπτούσῃ — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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