Luke 17:24:4Luke.17.24.W4TAB
ἀστραπὴ
astrapê
“lightning”
- Transliteration
- a-stra-PÊ
- Extended
- ah-strah-PÊ
- IPA
- /a.straˈpɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- lightning
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-stra-PÊ
- sentence
HÔS-per gar hê a-stra-PÊ a-STRAP-tou-sa ek tês hy-PO ton ou-ra-NON eis tên hyp ou-ra-NON LAM-pei HOU-tôs ES-tai ho hy-HOS tou an-THRÔ-pou en têi hê-ME-ra au-TOU
Exegesis
The nominative subject hē astrapē {ἡ ἀστραπὴ | hē astrapḕ} ‘the lightning’ is immediately expanded by the participle astraptousa {ἀστράπτουσα | astráptousa} ‘flashing,’ which functions attributively.
Root and etymology
astrapt-alpha, sigma, tau, rho, alpha, pi, tau
“lightning, sudden flash”
In context — Luke 17:24
For just as the lightning flashes from under the sky to under the sky, so will the Son of Man be in His day.
About this coordinate
Luke 17:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 17:24, so the Greek word ἀστραπὴ (astrapê) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.17.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.24.W4.S1) and character.