Luke 17:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

for as the lightning, when it lighteneth out of the one part under the heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall the Son of man be in his day.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὥσπερ γὰρ ἡ ἀστραπὴ, ἡ ἀστράπτουσα ἐκ τῆς ὑπ οὐρανὸν, εἰς τὴν ὑπʼ οὐρανὸν λάμπει· οὕτως ἔσται καὶ ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

For just as the astrapē, the astratousa from the under ouranon, to the under ouranon lampei; thus estai also the Uios of the anthrōpou in the hēmera of him.

Grammar Details

• *astrapē*: nominative, feminine, singular - lightning
• *astratousa*: present active participle, nominative, feminine, singular - flashing
• *ouranon*: accusative, masculine, singular - heaven/sky
• *lampei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - shines
• *estai*: future middle indicative, 3rd singular - will be
• *Uios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Son
• *anthrōpou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of man
• *hēmera*: dative, feminine, singular - day

Word Meanings

• *astrapē*: lightning/flash of light
• *astratousa*: flashing/shining brilliantly
• *ouranon*: heaven/sky
• *lampei*: shines/gives light/illuminates
• *Uios tou anthrōpou*: Son of Man (messianic title)

Referenced Verses

• Matt 24:27 : 27 For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
• Matt 24:30 : 30 and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
• Zech 9:14 : 14 And Jehovah shall be seen over them; and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning; and the Lord Jehovah will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.
• Mal 3:1-2 : 1 Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts. 2 But who can abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fuller's soap:
• Mal 4:1-2 : 1 For, behold, the day cometh, it burneth as a furnace; and all the proud, and all that work wickedness, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith Jehovah of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. 2 But unto you that fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings; and ye shall go forth, and gambol as calves of the stall.
• 1 Thess 5:2 : 2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
• 2 Thess 2:2 : 2 to the end that ye be not quickly shaken from your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by epistle as from us, as that the day of the Lord is just at hand;
• Jas 5:8 : 8 Be ye also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
• 2 Pet 3:10 : 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; {G1722} {G3571} in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein {G846} shall be burned up.
• Job 37:3-4 : 3 He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, And his lightning unto the ends of the earth. 4 After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of his majesty; And he restraineth not [the lightnings] when his voice is heard.
• 2 Thess 2:8 : 8 And then shall be revealed the lawless one, whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the breath of his mouth, and bring to nought by the manifestation of his coming;
• Matt 25:31 : 31 But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory:
• Matt 26:64 : 64 Jesus said unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.