In a moment (en atomw). Old word, from a privative and temnw, to cut, indivisible: Scientific word for atom which was considered indivisible, but that was before the day of electrons and protons. Only here in N.T.

In the twinkling of an eye (en riph ofqalmou). Old word riph from riptw, to throw. Only here in N.T. Used by the Greeks for the flapping of a wing, the buzz of a gnat, the quivering of a harp, the twinkling of a star.

At the last trump (en th esxath salpiggi). Symbolical, of course. See on I Thessalonians 4:16; Matthew 24:31.

Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 1 Corinthians 15:52:

2 Corinthians 3:18
1 Thessalonians 4:16
Revelation 8:2

 

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