ἐξαστράπτω G1823
flashing, gleaming, dazzling; shining brilliantly like lightning
This verb means to flash or gleam like lightning, shining with brilliant radiance. Luke 9:29 uses it to describe Jesus' clothing during the Transfiguration, which became 'dazzling white.' The term evokes lightning's bright flash. Classical usage applied it to the sun's brilliant light. Luke employs lightning imagery to convey the supernatural radiance of Jesus' transfigured appearance: his garments gleam with divine glory, anticipating his resurrection brightness and eternal splendor.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Luke 9:29 describes Jesus' clothing at the Transfiguration as ἐξαστράπτων—'flashing' or 'gleaming white.' The present participle suggests continuous radiant gleaming. This is theophanic glory language: Jesus' garments shine with lightning-like brilliance. Spanish resplandeciente captures the radiance. Classical usage for sun's light or lightning flash fits Luke's vision of divine glory breaking through human form. The dazzling clothes manifest Jesus' true identity as God's glorious Son. 1×
AR["لامِعاً"]·ben["ঝলমলে"]·DE["ἐξαστράπτων"]·EN["flashing"]·FR["resplendissant"]·heb["מַבְרִיק"]·HI["चमकता-हुआ"]·ID["berkilauan"]·IT["exastrapton"]·jav["cumlorot"]·KO["번쩍이는"]·PT["resplandecente"]·RU["сверкающей"]·ES["resplandeciente"]·SW["yakimeta"]·TR["parlayan."]·urd["چمکدار"]
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
ἐξαστράπτω, flash as with lightning, LXX+NT; of the sun's light, Zos.Alch.Refs 5th c.BC+