ἀστήρ astēr
Greek word for “star” · Strong’s G792 · used 24 times in 21 verses
Meaning
ἀστήρ, -έρος, ὁ; a star::, 8:10-12 9:1 12:1, 4;
How it is translated
Glosses given for astēr in context, with how often each is used:
- stars 13
- star 11
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revelation | 14 | 1.4 | |
| Matthew | 5 | 0.3 | |
| 1 Corinthians | 3 | 0.4 | |
| Mark | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jude | 1 | 2.2 |
Chapters where it is used most
Matthew 2 (4), Revelation 8 (3), Revelation 1 (2), Revelation 2 (2), Revelation 12 (2), Matthew 24 (1), Mark 13 (1), 1 Corinthians 15 (1), Jude 1 (1), Revelation 3 (1)
Forms
- ἀστέρες 5
- ἀστέρων 5
- ἀστέρα 4
- ἀστὴρ 4
- ἀστέρος 3
- ἀστέρας 3
Words used with it
Words that share verses with astēr more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- ἥλιος hēlios “sun” 5
- σελήνη selēnē “moon” 4
- ἄγγελος angelos “angel” 7
- οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 7
- πίπτω piptō “to collapse” 5
- τρίτος tritos “third” 4
- σαλπίζω salpizō “to sound a trumpet” 3
- ἑπτά hepta “seven” 4
- ἐκκλησία ekklēsia “assembly” 4
- φαίνω phainō “to shine/appear” 3
- πρωϊνός prōinos “morning” 2
- εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 5
Key verses
The verses using astēr that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 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.
- 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…
- 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.
- 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.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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.
- 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:
- 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,…
- 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.
See all 21 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.