ἀστήρ
astēr
“star”
Definition
a star (as strown over the sky), literally or figuratively
probably from the base of G4766 (στρώννυμι);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
G:N-M
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
ἀστήρ appears 21 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write:These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.