Lexical Definition
ἀστήρ astḗr (as-tare') star G:N-M
probably from the base of στρώννυμι
star.
- a star (as strown over the sky), literally or figuratively
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἀστὴρ | a star | Rev.8.10 |
| star | Matt.2.9 • 1Cor.15.41 • Rev.22.16 | |
| ἀστέρων | of stars | 1Cor.15.41 • Rev.12.1 |
| stars | Rev.1.20 • Rev.8.12 • Rev.12.4 | |
| ἀστέροσ | from star | 1Cor.15.41 |
| star | Matt.2.7 • Rev.8.11 | |
| ἀστέρεσ | stars | Matt.24.29 • Mark.13.25 • Jude.1.13 • Rev.1.20 • Rev.6.13 |
| ἀστέρασ | stars | Rev.1.16 • Rev.2.1 • Rev.3.1 |
| ἀστέρα | a star | Rev.9.1 |
| star | Matt.2.2 • Matt.2.10 • Rev.2.28 | |
| αστέρων | stars | LXX.Isa.14.13 |
| αστέρεσ | stars | LXX.Gen.37.9 • LXX.Judg.5.20 • LXX.Eccl.12.2 • LXX.Isa.13.10 • LXX.Dan.12.3 • LXX.Joel.3.15 |
| αστέρασ | stars | LXX.Gen.1.16 • LXX.Gen.15.5 • LXX.Gen.22.17 • LXX.Gen.26.4 • LXX.Deut.4.19 • LXX.1Chr.27.23 • LXX.Neh.9.23 • LXX.Ps.8.3 • LXX.Ps.136.9 • LXX.Isa.47.13 • LXX.Jer.8.2 • LXX.Jer.31.35 |
Abbott-Smith
ἀστήρ, -έρος, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for כּוֹכָב;]
a star: Mt 2:2, 7, 9, 10, Mk 13:25, I Co 15:41, Re 6:13 8:10, 11, 12 9:1 12:1, 4; metaph., ὁ ἀ. ὁ πρωϊνός Re 2:28 22:16; ἀ. πλαῆται, Ju 13; ἀ. ἑπτά, symbolizing the angels of the seven churches, Re 1:16, 20 2:1 3:1 (cf. ἄστρον, and v. DCG, ii, 674 f.; MM, s.v.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 2:2 · 2:7 · 2:9 · 2:10 |
| Mark | 13:25 |
| 1 Corinthians | 15:41 |
| Jude | 1:13 |
| Revelation | 1:16 · 1:20 · 2:1 · 2:28 · 3:1 · 6:13 · 8:10 · 8:11 · 8:12 · 9:1 · 12:1 · 12:4 · 22:16 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἀστήρ, ὁ,
genitive έρος: dative plural ἀστράσι[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἄστρασι [Refs 4th c.AD+]:—star (see. ἄστρον), ἀστέρ᾽ ὀπωρινῷ[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀ. Ἀρκτοῦρος the chief star in the constellation, [Refs], etc.; shooting star or meteor, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__2 flame, light, fire, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 ἀστὴρ πέτρινος meteoric stone, [Refs]
__II metaphorically of illustrious persons, etc., φανερώτατον ἀστέρ᾽ Ἀθήνας[Refs 7th c.BC+]
__III star-fish, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV name of a bird, perhaps goldfinch, [Refs]
__V blue daisy, Aster Amellus, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__VI Samian clay used as sealing-wax, and in Medicine, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__VII architectural ornament, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__VIII bandage, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__VIII.2 name of various remedies, [Refs]
__IX birthmark in form of star, Carcin. cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]: in Palmistry, a mark on the hand, τῷ ύ στοιχείῳ παραπλήσιον[Refs]. (Cf. Sanskrit stár- `star', Latin stella (from stēr-la), Gothic stairnō.)