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ἀστραπή

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Οὔτοι συνέχθειν, ἀλλὰ συμφιλεῖν ἔφυν → I was not born to hate, but to love.

Sophocles, Antigone, 523
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Full diacritics: ἀστρᾰπή Medium diacritics: ἀστραπή Low diacritics: αστραπή Capitals: ΑΣΤΡΑΠΗ
Transliteration A: astrapḗ Transliteration B: astrapē Transliteration C: astrapi Beta Code: a)straph/

English (LSJ)

ἡ,

   A = ἀστεροπή, στεροπή,fiash of lightning, lightning, βροντὴ καὶ ἀ. Hdt.3.86, cf. X.HG7.1.31, etc.; βροντὴ δ' ἐρράγη δι' ἀστραπῆς S.Fr.578, cf. Pl.Ti.68a, Cra.409c, Arist.Mete.369b6; personified, as subject of painting, Plin.HN35.96, Philostr.Im. 1.14: freq. in pl., lightnings, τὰς ἀ. τε καὶ κεραυνίους βολάς A.Th. 430; τᾶν πυρφόρων ἀστραπᾶν κράτη νέμων S.OT201 (lyr.).    2 light of a lamp, A.Fr.386, Ev.Luc.11.36.    3 metaph., ἀστραπήν τιν' ὀμμάτων flashing of the eyes, S.Fr.474; βλέπων ἀστραπάς Ar.Ach. 566; ἐκτυφλοῦν τιν' ἀστραπὴ [εἰμί] Antiph.195.4, cf. Ach.Tat.6.6.

German (Pape)

[Seite 377] ἡ, der Blitz, Aesch. Sept. 412; βροντὴ καὶ ἀστρ. Her. 3, 86 u. Folgde; übrtr., Glanz, ὀμμάτων Soph. frg.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ῆς (ἡ) :
éclair ; foudre.
Étymologie: cf. ἀστεροπή, στεροπή.