Lexical Definition
ἄστρον ástron (as'-tron) star G:N-N
neuter from ἀστήρ
star.
- properly, a constellation
- put for a single star (natural or artificial)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἄστρων | stars | Acts.27.20 |
| ἄστρον | star | Acts.7.43 |
| ἄστροισ | stars | Luke.21.25 |
| ἄστρα | stars | Heb.11.12 |
| άστρων | of stars | LXX.Ps.147.4 |
| stars | LXX.Neh.4.21 • LXX.Job.9.7 • LXX.Jer.51.9 • LXX.Dan.8.10 • LXX.Obad.1.4 | |
| άστρον | A star | LXX.Num.24.17 |
| star | LXX.Amos.5.26 | |
| άστροισ | stars | LXX.Isa.45.12 |
| άστρα | and stars | LXX.Job.25.5 |
| his stars | LXX.Ezek.32.7 | |
| stars | LXX.Exod.32.13 • LXX.Deut.1.10 • LXX.Deut.10.22 • LXX.Deut.28.62 • LXX.Job.3.9 • LXX.Job.20.25 • LXX.Job.38.7 • LXX.Ps.148.3 • LXX.Isa.34.4 • LXX.Joel.2.10 • LXX.Nah.3.16 |
Abbott-Smith
ἄστρον, -ου, τό, [in LXX chiefly for כּוֹכָב;]
(a) mostly in pl. (as in cl.), the stars: Lk 21:25, Ac 27:20, He 11:12;
(b) in sing. (Xen., al.), only of some noted star; the symbol or image of a star, Ac 7:43 (cf. ἀστήρ, and v. MM, s.v.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 21:25 |
| Acts | 7:43 · 27:20 |
| Hebrews | 11:12 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἄστρον, τό,
mostly in plural, the stars, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τοῦ κατ᾽ ἄστρα Ζηνός, ={τοῦ ἐν οὐρανῷ}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄστρων εὐφρόνη, ={εὐφρ. ἀστερόεσσα}, [ἄστρον">Refs] probable reading in [Refs 7th c.BC+]; περὶ τὸ ἄ. in the dog-days, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; poetry of the sun, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: seldom of any common star, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the fixed stars, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἄστρα πλανητά, opposed to ἀπλανῆ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἐνδεδεμένα, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; opposed to ἀστέρες, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἐπὶ τοῖς ἄστροις at the times of the stars' rising or setting, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄστροις σημαίνεσθαι, τεκμαίρεσθαι, guide oneself by the stars, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἄστροις τὸ λοιπὸν ἐκμετρούμενος χθόνα knowing its place only by the stars, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II of something brilliant, admirable, Ἀκροκόρινθον Ἑλλάδος ἄ.[Refs 3rd c.BC+]