Lexicon
βροντή
brontē
G1027
G:N-F Greek

thunder

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bronte denotes audible thunder manifestations, including voice comparisons and a naming expression.

The term most often names audible thunder manifestations in scenes of heavenly activity or public hearing, including plural manifestations that are said to speak. It also compares a voice with thunder and occurs in the expression “Sons of Thunder” as part of a bestowed name.

Senses in use

  1. Audible manifestations and events · dominant

    The singular accusative occurs in John 12:29, where the crowd hears something and the APB renders their response, “it was thunder.” In Revelation 4:5, Revelation 8:5, Revelation 11:19, and Revelation 16:18, plural nominative forms occur among lightning, voices, earthquakes, or hail; in Revelation 10:3 the seven plural forms are said to have spoken their voices.

  2. Comparison for the sound of a voice · common

    Genitive singular and plural forms occur in clauses comparing a heard voice with thunder. In Revelation 14:2 the APB renders a heavenly voice as “like the voice of great thunder”; Revelation 19:6 similarly compares what is heard with “the voice of strong thunder,” and Revelation 6:1 compares a living creature's voice with thunder.

  3. Element in a bestowed name · rare

    In Mark 3:17, the genitive singular occurs in the name Boanerges given to James and John. The APB renders the explanation of that name as “Sons of Thunder.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “thunder,” “thunders,” and “peals of thunder” for the audible manifestations, while voice-comparison clauses use expressions such as “voice of great thunder.” These renderings indicate the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent in every clause.

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