αστράφτω

Greek

Alternative forms

αστράπτω (astrápto) (dated)

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἀστράφτω (astráphtō), from Ancient Greek ἀστράπτω (astráptō) with [pt] > [ft]^[1]

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

(intransitive) to strike lightning, also figuratively: be very angry
Αστράφτει και βροντάει. (impersonal form) ― Astráftei kai vrontáei. ― It is thundering and lightning.
(intransitive) to glitter, shine
(intransitive, figuratively) to be very clean
(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”)

References

^ αστράφτω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

[1] αστράφτω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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