ἀστραπή

astrape

fiash of lightning, lightning

Appears 19 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Meteorology 16
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Book II 14
Chapter 6 363a21–365a13

364b30
364b32

Chapter 9 369a10–370a33

369a10
369b6
369b16
369b18
369b29
370a11
370a15
370a22
370a23
370a23
370a31
370a33
Book III 2
Chapter 1 370b3–371b17

370b7
371b14
De Mundo 3
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Chapter 2 391b9–392b13

392b12
Chapter 4 394a7–396a32

394a18
395a16

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀστραπή, ἡ, A. = ἀστεροπή, στεροπή,fiash of lightning, lightning, βροντὴ καὶ ἀ. Hdt. 3.86, cf. X. HG 7.1.31, etc.; βροντὴ δʼ ἐρράγη διʼ ἀστραπῆς S. Fr. 578, cf. Pl. Ti. 68a, Cra. 409c, Arist. Mete. 369b6; personified, as subject of painting, Plin. HN 35.96, Philostr. Im. 1.14: freq. in pl., lightnings, τὰς ἀ. τε καὶ κεραυνίους βολάς A. Th. 430; τᾶν πυρφόρων ἀστραπᾶν κράτη νέμων S. OT 201 (lyr.). 2. light of a lamp, A. Fr. 386, Ev.Luc. 11.36. 3. metaph., ἀστραπήν τινʼ ὀμμάτων flashing of the eyes, S. Fr. 474; βλέπων ἀστραπάς Ar. Ach. 566; ἐκτυφλοῦν τινʼ ἀστραπὴ [εἰμί] Antiph. 195.4, cf. Ach.Tat. 6.6.

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