His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as ſnowe.
ἦν δὲ ἡ ἰδέα αὐτοῦ ὡς ἀστραπή, καὶ τὸ ἔνδυμα αὐτοῦ λευκὸν ὡσεὶ χιών.
ἦν δὲ ἡ ἰδέα αὐτοῦ ὡς ἀστραπὴ, καὶ τὸ ἔνδυμα αὐτοῦ λευκὸν ὡσεὶ χιών.
ἀστραπή , feminine noun, astrapē — lightning, brightness (value 690)
G796,
ἀστραπή astrapḗ, as-trap-ay'; from G797; lightning; by analogy, glare:—lightning, bright shining.lightning
of the gleam of a lamp
Used in 9 Verses, 3 Books 9  Occurrence Count
αὐτός , pronoun, autos — (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third person pronoun) (3) the same (value 971)
G846,
αὐτός autós, ow-tos'; from the particle αὖ aû (perhaps akin to the base of G109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:—her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare G848.himself, herself, themselves, itself
he, she, it
the same
Used in 3781 Verses, 27 Books 5773  Occurrence Count
δέ , conjunction, de — but, and, now, (a connective or adversative particle) (value 9)
G1161,
δέ dé, deh; a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:—also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).Used in 2568 Verses, 26 Books 2882  Occurrence Count
εἰμί , verb, eimi — I exist, I am (value 65)
G1510,
εἰμί eimí, i-mee'; the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic):—am, have been, × it is I, was. See also G1488, G1498, G1511, G1527, G2258, G2071, G2070, G2075, G2076, G2771, G2468, G5600.to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
Used in 137 Verses, 15 Books 146  Occurrence Count
ἔνδυμα , neuter noun, endyma — apparel (esp. the outer robe) (value 500)
G1742,
ἔνδυμα éndyma, en'-doo-mah; from G1746; apparel (especially the outer robe):—clothing, garment, raiment.garment, raiment, cloak, an outer garment
Used in 8 Verses, 2 Books 8  Occurrence Count
ἦν , verb, ēn — agree, be, have charge of, hold, use (value 58)
G2258,
ἦν ēn, ane; imperfect of G1510; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):—+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.Used in 415 Verses, 21 Books 455  Occurrence Count
ἰδέα , feminine noun, idea — countenance, appearance (value 20)
G2397,
†ἰδέα idéa, id-eh'-ah; from G1492; a sight (comparative figuratively "idea"), i.e. aspect:—countenance.form, external appearance
aspect, look
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
καί , conjunction, kai — and, even, also (value 31)
G2532,
καί kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.and, also, even, indeed, but
Used in 5227 Verses, 27 Books 9277  Occurrence Count
λευκός , adjective, leukos — bright, white (value 725)
G3022,
λευκός leukós, lyoo-kos'; from λύκη lýkē ("light"); white:—white.light, bright, brilliant
brilliant from whiteness, (dazzling) white
of the garments of angels, and of those exalted to the splendour of the heavenly state
shining or white garments worn on festive or state occasions
of white garments as the sign of innocence and purity of the soul
dead white
of the whitening colour of ripening grain
Used in 23 Verses, 6 Books 25  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
χιών , feminine noun, chiōn — snow (value 1460)
G5510,
χιών chiṓn, khee-one'; perhaps akin to the base of G5490 (G5465) or G5494 (as descending or empty); snow:—snow.Used in 3 Verses, 3 Books 3  Occurrence Count
ὡς , adverb, hōs — as, like as, even as, when, since, as long as (value 1000)
G5613,
ὡς hōs, hoce; probably adverb of comparative from G3739; which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows):—about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, × with all speed.Used in 435 Verses, 26 Books 494  Occurrence Count
ὡσεί , adverb, hōsei — as if, as it were, like (value 1015)
G5616,
ὡσεί hōseí, ho-si'; from G5613 and G1487; as if:—about, as (it had been, it were), like (as).as it were, (had been), as though, as, like as, like
about, nearly
before numerals
before a measure of time
Used in 34 Verses, 7 Books 34  Occurrence Count
| Matthew 28:3Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 8078) |
| ἦν δὲ ἡ ἰδέα αὐτοῦ ὡς ἀστραπή, καὶ τὸ ἔνδυμα αὐτοῦ λευκὸν ὡσεὶ χιών. |
| Verse #24199 (Ch. #957) — 14 words, 53 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| His |
G846autos |
αὐτός |
971 |
| countenance |
G2397idea |
ἰδέα |
20 |
| was |
G1510eimi |
εἰμί |
65 |
| like |
G5613hōs |
ὡς |
1000 |
| lightning, |
G796astrapē |
ἀστραπή |
690 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| his |
G846autos |
αὐτός |
971 |
| raiment |
G1742endyma |
ἔνδυμα |
500 |
| white |
G3022leukos |
λευκός |
725 |
| as |
G5616hōsei |
ὡσεί |
1015 |
| snow: |
G5510chiōn |
χιών |
1460 |
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