star

Greek Noun Male

ἀστήρ, -έρος, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for כּוֹכָב;] a star: Mat.2:2, 7-10, Mrk.13:25, 1Co.15:41, Rev.6:13 8:10-12 9:1 12:1, 4; metaphorically, ὁ ἀ. ὁ πρωϊνός Rev.2:28 22:16; ἀ. πλαῆται, Ju 13; ἀ. ἑπτά, symbolizing the angels of the seven churches, Rev.1:16, 20 2:1 3:1 (cf. ἄστρον, and see DCG, ii, 674 f; MM, see word). (AS)

star

Greek Noun Male

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.)

Greek

Noun Masculine

a star (as strown over the sky), literally or figuratively; star; probably from the base of g4766 (στρώννυμι)