ἀστράπτω G0797
to flash, shine brightly like lightning
A verb meaning to flash or gleam like lightning. Jesus describes his coming as lightning that flashes from east to west (Luke 17:24). At the resurrection, two men in dazzling apparel appear to the women (Luke 24:4). Classical usage described lightning bolts, gleaming weapons or armor, and shining faces. The New Testament employs it for supernatural radiance associated with divine presence or eschatological events.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Both Lukan occurrences involve heavenly brilliance. In Luke 17:24, Jesus uses lightning's sudden visibility across the sky as a metaphor for the unmistakable nature of his coming. In Luke 24:4, the angelic beings' dazzling clothing signals heavenly origin. The present participles in both passages emphasize continuous flashing/shining rather than single flash. Cross-linguistic glosses employ lightning and brilliance terminology, with German preserving the Greek forms, suggesting technical recognition. 2×
AR["البارِقُ", "لامِعَةٍ"]·ben["চমকানো", "বিদ্যুৎময়"]·DE["ἀστράπτουσα", "ἀστραπτούσῃ"]·EN["dazzling", "flashing"]·FR["brillant"]·heb["בּוֹרֵק", "מַבְהִיק"]·HI["चमकती-हुई", "चमकदार"]·ID["menyambar", "yang-berkilau"]·IT["astraptousa", "astraptouse"]·jav["kumilat", "mencorong"]·KO["번쩍이는", "번쫓이며"]·PT["relampejando"]·RU["сверкающая", "сверкающей"]·ES["relampagueando", "resplandeciente"]·SW["unaomulika", "yanayong'aa"]·TR["parlayan", "şimşek-çakan"]·urd["چمکتی", "چمکتے-ہوئے"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἀστράπτω (compare στράπτω), Epic dialect imperfect ἀστράπτεσκονRefs 2nd c.BC+: future ἀστράψωRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἤστραψαRefs 8th c.BC+:—lighten, hurl lightnings, frequently of omens sent by Zeus, ἀστράπτων ἐπιδέξι᾽Refs 8th c.BC+ __2 impersonal, ἀστράπτει it lightens, ἤστραψε it lightened, οὐρανοῦ δ᾽ ἄπο ἤστραψεRefs 5th c.BC+ __II flash or glance like lightning, πᾶς γὰρ ἀστράπτει χαλινόςRefs…