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ἀστήρ

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἀστήρ, -έρος, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
astēr
Simplified transliteration: 
aster
Numbers
Strong's number: 
792
GK Number: 
843
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
24
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3f(2b)
Gloss: 
star
Definition: 
a star, luminous body like a star, luminary, Mt. 2:2, 7, 9, 10; Rev. 1:16

Greek-English Concordance for ἀστήρ

Matthew 2:2 saying, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star (astera | ἀστέρα | acc sg masc) at its rising and have come to worship him.”
Matthew 2:7 Then Herod secretly called for the magi and found out from them exactly what time the star (asteros | ἀστέρος | gen sg masc) had appeared.
Matthew 2:9 And having listened to the king, they continued their journey, and the star (astēr | ἀστήρ | nom sg masc) they had seen in its rising went before them until it stopped over the place where the child was.
Matthew 2:10 And when they caught sight of the star (astera | ἀστέρα | acc sg masc), they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.
Matthew 24:29 “Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light, and the stars (asteres | ἀστέρες | nom pl masc) will fall from the sky and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Mark 13:25 and the stars (asteres | ἀστέρες | nom pl masc) will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
1 Corinthians 15:41 The sun has one kind of glory, the moon another kind of glory, the stars (asterōn | ἀστέρων | gen pl masc) another kind of glory; and star (astēr | ἀστήρ | nom sg masc) differs from star (asteros | ἀστέρος | gen sg masc) in glory.
Jude 1:13 wild waves of the sea, casting up their shameful deeds like foam; wandering stars (asteres | ἀστέρες | nom pl masc) for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.
Revelation 1:16 In his right hand he held seven stars (asteras | ἀστέρας | acc pl masc), from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was shining like the sun at full strength.
Revelation 1:20 The mystery of the seven stars (asterōn | ἀστέρων | gen pl masc) that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands, is this: the seven stars (asteres | ἀστέρες | nom pl masc) are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
Revelation 2:1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: The one who holds the seven stars (asteras | ἀστέρας | acc pl masc) in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands, has this to say:
Revelation 2:28 even as I myself have received authority from my Father. I will also give him the morning star (astera | ἀστέρα | acc sg masc).
Revelation 3:1 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: The one who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars (asteras | ἀστέρας | acc pl masc) has this to say: I know your deeds; that you have a reputation that you are alive, but you are dead.
Revelation 6:13 and the stars (asteres | ἀστέρες | nom pl masc) of the sky fell to the earth as a fig tree drops its winter fruit when shaken by a fierce wind.
Revelation 8:10 The third angel blew his trumpet, and there fell from heaven a great star (astēr | ἀστήρ | nom sg masc), blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
Revelation 8:11 The name of the star (asteros | ἀστέρος | gen sg masc) is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many people died from the waters because they had been made bitter.
Revelation 8:12 The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars (asterōn | ἀστέρων | gen pl masc), so that a third of them were darkened; for a third of the day there was no light, and for a third of the night as well.
Revelation 9:1 The fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star (astera | ἀστέρα | acc sg masc) fallen from the sky to the earth; and he was given the key to the shaft of the abyss.
Revelation 12:1 Then a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars (asterōn | ἀστέρων | gen pl masc).
Revelation 12:4 His tail swept away a third of the stars (asterōn | ἀστέρων | gen pl masc) of heaven and hurled them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child he might devour it.
Revelation 22:16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to bear witness to you about these things for the churches. I am the Root, the descendant of David — the bright morning star!” (astēr | ἀστήρ | nom sg masc)