What does πίπτω · ἀστραπή mean in the Bible?
πίπτω · ἀστραπή is a Greek phrase meaning "falling from heaven like lightning".
Greek · G4098, G796
ὡς ἀστραπὴν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ πεσόντα
To fall (literally or figuratively) · lightning; by analogy, glare
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πίπτω G4098 to fall (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation píptō
Fall carries both physical descent and moral/spiritual ruin; often paired with repentance or judgment themes.
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ἀστραπή G796 lightning; by analogy, glare
Pronunciation astrapḗ
Lightning's sudden, visible brilliance; used metaphorically for divine radiance or revelation's startling manifestation.
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What does ὡς ἀστραπὴν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ πεσόντα (hōs astrapēn ek tou ouranou pesonta) mean in the Bible?
πίπτω · ἀστραπή is a Greek phrase meaning "falling from heaven like lightning".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4098, G796?
G4098, G796 is connected to 90 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. falling from heaven like lightning
Source Gloss
falling from heaven like lightning
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 90 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future, Imperfect, Perfect Voices Active, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 58×
Aorist Active Matt 7:25 · Matt 7:27 · Matt 13:4 · Matt 13:5 · Matt 13:7 · Matt 13:8 · Matt 26:39 · Mark 4:4 · Mark 4:5 · Mark 4:7 · Mark 4:8 · Luke 8:5 · Luke 8:7 · Luke 8:8 · Luke 13:4 · Luke 17:16 45×
Future Middle Matt 15:14 · Matt 24:29 · Luke 21:24 · Rev 4:10 · Matt 10:29 · Luke 14:5 6×
Present Active Matt 17:15 · Mark 5:22 · Luke 11:17 · Rom 14:4 · 1 Cor 13:8 5×
Imperfect Active Mark 14:35 1×
Perfect Active Rev 2:5 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 22×
Aorist Active Matt 4:9 · Matt 18:26 · Matt 18:29 · Matt 21:44 · Mark 9:20 · Luke 5:12 · Luke 8:41 · Luke 20:18 · John 12:24 · Acts 5:5 · Acts 9:4 · Acts 10:25 · 1 Cor 14:25 · Matt 2:11 · Luke 8:14 · Luke 10:18 17×
Present Active Matt 15:27 · Luke 16:21 · Mark 13:25 3×
Perfect Active Acts 15:16 · Rev 9:1 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 7×
Aorist Active Matt 21:44 · Luke 20:18 · 1 Cor 10:12 · Heb 4:11 · Rev 7:16 · Rom 11:11 · Jas 5:12 7×
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Aorist Active Luke 23:30 · Rev 6:16 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Luke 16:17 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 89 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 73 present 6 future 6 perfect 3 imperfect 1
Voice
active 83 middle 6
Mood
indicative 58 participle 21 subjunctive 7 imperative 2 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:11 πεσόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 4:9 πεσὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 7:25 ἔπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 7:27 ἔπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 10:29 πεσεῖται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 13:4 ἔπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 13:5 ἔπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 13:7 ἔπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 13:8 ἔπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 15:14 πεσοῦνται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 15:27 πιπτόντων present active participle participle Matthew 17:15 πίπτει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 17:6 ἔπεσαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 18:26 πεσὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 18:29 πεσὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 21:44 πεσὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 21:44 πέσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 24:29 πεσοῦνται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 26:39 ἔπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 4:4 ἔπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 4:5 ἔπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 4:7 ἔπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 4:8 ἔπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 5:22 πίπτει present active indicative ongoing Mark 9:20 πεσὼν aorist active participle participle Mark 14:35 ἔπιπτεν imperfect active indicative background Luke 5:12 πεσὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 6:49 συνέπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:14 πεσόν aorist active participle participle Luke 8:41 πεσὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 8:5 ἔπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:7 ἔπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:8 ἔπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 10:18 πεσόντα aorist active participle participle Luke 11:17 πίπτει present active indicative ongoing Luke 13:4 ἔπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 14:5 πεσεῖται future middle indicative prospective Luke 16:17 πεσεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 16:21 πιπτόντων present active participle participle Luke 17:16 ἔπεσεν aorist active indicative completed
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Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ὡς ἀστραπὴν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ πεσόντα is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain