Luke 17:24

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also 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 out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
• 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 in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
• Zech 9:14 : 14 And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.
• Mal 3:1-2 : 1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts. 2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:
• Mal 4:1-2 : 1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD 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 his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up 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 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
• Jas 5:8 : 8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
• 2 Pet 3:10 : 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
• Job 37:3-4 : 3 He directeth it 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 excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
• 2 Thess 2:8 : 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
• Matt 25:31 : 31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
• Matt 26:64 : 64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.