ἄστρονástron
properly, a constellation; put for a single star (natural or artificial)
Greek (New Testament) · G798
Meanings
(a) mostly in plural (as in classical Greek), the stars: Luke 21:25, Acts 27:20, Hebrews 11:12
(b) in sing., only of some noted star; the symbol or image of a star, Acts 7:43.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Luke 21:25 “And there will be strange signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides.
- Acts 7:43 No, you carried your pagan gods— the shrine of Molech, the star of your god Rephan, and the images you made to worship them. So I will send you into exile as far away as Babylon.’
- Acts 27:20 The terrible storm raged for many days, blotting out the sun and the stars, until at last all hope was gone.
- Hebrews 11:12 And so a whole nation came from this one man who was as good as dead—a nation with so many people that, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, there is no way to count them.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.