Astēr ἀστήρ

Astēr (Greek ἀστήρ, Strong's G792) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “star”. It occurs 24 times in 21 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Astēr, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 2:2
  Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.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.”
• Matthew 2:7
  Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
• Matthew 2:9
  When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
• Matthew 2:10
  When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.
• Matthew 24:29
  Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

Mark

• Mark 13:25
  And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 15:41
  There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.

Jude

• Jude 1:13
  Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.

Revelation

• Revelation 1:16
  And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.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.
• Revelation 1:20
  The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
• Revelation 2:1
  Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
• Revelation 2:28
  And I will give him the morning star.And I will give him the morning star.
• Revelation 3:1
  And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.
• Revelation 6:13
  And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.
• Revelation 8:10
  And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
• Revelation 8:11
  And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.
• Revelation 8:12
  And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.
• Revelation 9:1
  And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.
• Revelation 12:1
  And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
• Revelation 12:4
  And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, tossing them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.
• Revelation 22:16
  I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).