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ἀστήρ

astērstarHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine24 occurrences5 books21 verses

Definition

ἀστήρ, -έρος, ὁ

[in LXX chiefly for כּוֹכָב ;]

a star: Matthew 2:2, 7-10 :, Mark 13:25, 1 Corinthians 15:41, Revelation 6:13; 8:10-12; 9:1; 12:1, 4; metaphorically, ὁ ἀ. ὁ πρωϊνός Revelation 2:28; 22:16; ἀ. πλαῆται, Jude 13; ἀ. ἑπτά, symbolizing the angels of the seven churches, Revelation 1:16, 20; 2:1; 3:1 (cf. ἄστρον, and see DCG, ii, 674 f.; MM, see word).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἀστήρ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

24 total
  1. Matthew 2:2ἀστέρα · star
    …asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
  2. Matthew 2:7ἀστέρος · star
    Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
  3. Matthew 2:9ἀστὴρ · star
    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.
  4. Matthew 2:10ἀστέρα · star
    When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.
  5. Matthew 24:29ἀστέρες · stars
    Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
  6. Mark 13:25ἀστέρες · stars
    …the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
  7. 1 Corinthians 15:41ἀστέρων · [the] stars; ἀστὴρ · star; ἀστέρος · from star
    The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
  8. Jude 1:13ἀστέρες · stars
    They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
  9. Revelation 1:16ἀστέρας · stars
    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.
  10. Revelation 1:20ἀστέρων · stars; ἀστέρες · stars
    This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
  11. Revelation 2:1ἀστέρας · stars
    “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.
  12. Revelation 2:28ἀστέρα · star
    And I will give him the morning star.
  13. Revelation 3:1ἀστέρας · stars
    “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.
  14. Revelation 6:13ἀστέρες · stars
    …and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.
  15. Revelation 8:10ἀστὴρ · star
    Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
  16. Revelation 8:11ἀστέρος · star
    The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.
  17. Revelation 8:12ἀστέρων · stars
    Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.
  18. Revelation 9:1ἀστέρα · a star
    Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.
  19. Revelation 12:1ἀστέρων · stars
    And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
  20. Revelation 12:4ἀστέρων · stars
    His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, hurling them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.
  21. Revelation 22:16ἀστὴρ · Star
    “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”