ἀστήρastḗr
a star (as strown over the sky), literally or figuratively
Greek (New Testament) · G792
Meanings
a star: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:7, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:10, Mark 13:25, 1 Corinthians 15:41, Revelation 6:13, Revelation 8:10, Revelation 8:11, Revelation 8:12, Revelation 9:1, Revelation 12:1, Revelation 12:4; metaphorically, ὁ ἀ. ὁ πρωϊνός Revelation 2:28, Revelation 22:16; ἀ. πλαῆται, Jude 1:13; ἀ. ἑπτά, symbolizing the angels of the seven churches, Revelation 1:16, Revelation 1:20, Revelation 2:1, Revelation 3:1.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 24 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 2:2 “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.”
- Matthew 2:7 Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared.
- Matthew 2:9 After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was.
- Matthew 2:10 When they saw the star, they were filled with joy!
- Matthew 24:29 “Immediately after the anguish of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will give no light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
- Mark 13:25 the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.