Star
ἄστρονStrong’s G0798astron
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Astron is the Greek word usually translated “stars” and “star”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;”
Meaning
Usually translated “stars” and “star”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- stars 3
- star 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Luke 1
- Hebrews 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 7:43Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
- Acts 27:20And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
- Hebrews 11:12Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
Greek dictionary
ἄστρον astron · star
ἄστρον, -ου, τό [in LXX chiefly for כּוֹכָב ;] (a) mostly in pl. (as in cl.), the stars: Luk.21:25, Act.27:20, Heb.11:12; (b) in sing. (Xen., al.), only of some noted star; the symbol or image of a star, Act.7:43 (cf. ἀστήρ, and see MM, see word).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “star” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
STAR, noun
- An apparently small luminous body in the heavens, that appears in the night, or when its light is not obscured by clouds or lost in the brighter effulgence of the sun.
- The pole-star. [A particular application, not in use.]
- In astrology, a configuration of the planets, supposed to influence fortune.
- The figure of a star; a radiated mark in writing or printing; an asterisk; thus*; used as a reference to a note in the margin, or to fill a blank in writing or printing where letters are omitted.
All definitions and other forms of “star”
- In Scripture, Christ is called the bright and morning star the star that ushers in the light of an eternal day to his people.
- The figure of a star; a badge of rank; as stars and garters.
STAR, verb transitive
To set or adorn with stars or bright radiating bodies; to bespangle; as a robe starred with gems.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.