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Koine Greek wordlink #48153

SR GNT Luke 10:18 ἀστραπήν (astrapaʸn) ‘I was observing Satan/(Sāţān) as lightning out_of the heaven’ Strongs=7960 Lemma=astrapē
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=32 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἀστραπήν (N-AFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀστραπήν’ (N-AFS) is always and only glossed as ‘lightning’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘astrapē’ have 3 different glosses: ‘with shining’, ‘lightning’, ‘lightnings’.

Greek words (3) other than ἀστραπήν (N-AFS) with a gloss related to ‘lightning’

MAT 24:27 ἀστραπή (astrapaʸ) N-NFS ‘as for the lightning is coming_out from the east’ SR GNT Mat 24:27 word 4

OET-LV: 27 For/Because as the lightning is _coming _out from the_east and is _shining as _far _as the_west, thus will _be the coming of _the son of_ the _Man. (MAT_24:27)

OET-RV: 27 because when humanity’s child comes, it’ll be like how the lightening goes right across the sky from one side to the other. (MAT 24:27)

MAT 28:3 ἀστραπή (astrapaʸ) N-NFS ‘appearance of him as lightning and the clothing’ SR GNT Mat 28:3 word 9

OET-LV: 3 And the appearance of _him was as lightning, and the clothing of _him white as snow. (MAT_28:3)

OET-RV: 3 He looked as if you were watching lightning and his clothes were extremely white. (MAT 28:3)

LUKE 17:24 ἀστραπή (astrapaʸ) N-NFS ‘as for the lightning flashing from the one_part’ SR GNT Luke 17:24 word 4

OET-LV: 24 For/Because as the lightning flashing from the one _part under the sky is _shining to the one _part under sky, thus the son of_ the _man will _be. (LUK_17:24)

OET-RV: 24 because when humanity’s child returns, it’ll be like lightning that flashes from one side of the sky and shines right across to the other side. (LUK 17:24)

Key: N=noun AFS=accusative,feminine,singular NFS=nominative,feminine,singular