Strong's Greek · G796

ἀστραπή

astrapḗ

lightning, bright shining

Definition

lightning; by analogy, glare

Derivation

from G797 (ἀστράπτω);

Appears 9 times in Scripture

Luke 17:24

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.

Revelation 11:19

Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.

Luke 11:36

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.”

Revelation 8:5

Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it to the earth; and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.

Revelation 4:5

From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.

Matthew 24:27

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.

Revelation 16:18

And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake.

Matthew 28:3

His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

Luke 10:18

So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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