G792Noun, masculine24 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Matthew 2:2ἀστέρα
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.”
- Mark 13:25ἀστέρες
the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
- 1 Corinthians 15:41ἀστὴρ
The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
- Jude 1:13ἀστέρες
They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
- Revelation 1:16ἀστέρας
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.
Abbott-Smith
[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).†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.