αστράφτω

Greek

Alternative forms

• αστράπτω (astrápto) (dated)

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἀστράφτω (astráphtō), from Ancient Greek ἀστράπτω (astráptō) with [pt] > [ft]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈstɾa.fto/
• Hyphenation: α‧στρά‧φτω

Verb

αστράφτω • (astráfto) (past άστραψα, passive —)

1. (intransitive) to strike lightning, also figuratively: be very angry

   Αστράφτει και βροντάει. (impersonal form) ― Astráftei kai vrontáei. ― TIt is thundering and lightning.

2. (intransitive) to glitter, shine
3. (intransitive, figuratively) to be very clean
4. (transitive, figuratively) to give a slap on the face

   Του άστραψα ένα χαστούκι πολύ δυνατό. ― Tou ástrapsa éna chastoúki polý dynató. ― I smacked him hard.

Conjugation

αστράφτω   (active forms only)

	Active voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect ➤	Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤	Present ➤	Dependent ➤
1 sg	αστράφτω	αστράψω
2 sg	αστράφτεις	αστράψεις
3 sg	αστράφτει1	αστράψει1
1 pl	αστράφτουμε	αστράψουμε
2 pl	αστράφτετε	αστράψετε
3 pl	αστράφτουν(ε)	αστράψουν(ε)
Past tenses ➤	Imperfect ➤	Simple past ➤
1 sg	άστραφτα	άστραψα
2 sg	άστραφτες	άστραψες
3 sg	άστραφτε1	άστραψε1
1 pl	αστράφταμε	αστράψαμε
2 pl	αστράφτατε	αστράψατε
3 pl	άστραφταν, αστράφταν(ε)	άστραψαν, αστράψαν(ε)
Future tenses ➤	Continuous ➤	Simple ➤
1 sg	θα αστράφτω ➤	θα αστράψω ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl	θα αστράφτεις, θα αστράφτει1, ...	θα αστράψεις, θα αστράψει1,...
	Perfect aspect ➤
Present perfect ➤	έχω, έχεις, έχει1, ... αστράψει
Past perfect ➤	είχα, είχες, είχε1, ... αστράψει
Future perfect ➤	θα έχω, θα έχεις, θα έχει1, ... αστράψει
Subjunctive mood ➤	Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας).
Imperative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect	Perfective aspect
2 sg	άστραφτε	άστραψε, άστραφ' 2
2 pl	αστράφτετε	αστράψτε, αστράφτε3
Other forms
Active present participle ➤	αστράφτοντας ➤
Active perfect participle ➤	έχοντας αστράψει ➤
Passive perfect participle ➤	—
Nonfinite form ➤	αστράψει
Notes     Appendix:Greek verbs	1. 3rd singular persons impersonal:"it lightnings, it lightninged, ..."  2. Colloquial apocopic perfective form + genitive of weak pronouns e.g. άστραφ' του ένα χαστούκι for the sense ("give him a slap!").  3. Colloquial.  • (…) optional or informal.   […] rare.   {…} learned, archaic.  • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency.  • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

Synonyms

• αστραποβολώ (astrapovoló) (literature, colloquial)

Related terms

• αστραφτερός (astrafterós, “shining, spakrling”)
• απαστράπτων (apastrápton, “shinging, spakrling”) formal; of απαστράπτω (apastrápto)

• and see: αστραπή f (astrapí, “lightning”)