Astron ἄστρον
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| ἄστρον | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | astron |
| Strong's number | G798 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | star |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (2) |
Astron (Greek ἄστρον, Strong's G798) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “star”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
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)
[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 the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | stars (3), star (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | stars (3), star (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Astron, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 21:25And 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;There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.
Acts
- 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.You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile 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.When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
Hebrews
- 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.And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).