ἄστρον
astron · star
Greek word · Strong’s number G798 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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astron (ἄστρον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “star”.
How to say it
as·tron
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Each of the small lights that shine in the night sky.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- stars ×3
- star ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 21:25
And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity at the roar of the sea and the surging waves,
- Acts 7:43
And you took up the tent of Molech and the star of the god Rephan, the images that you made to worship them. And I will deport you beyond Babylon.’
- Acts 27:20
And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was pressing on us, finally all hope of our being saved was being taken away.
- Hebrews 11:12
Therefore also from one man, and that a man as good as dead, there were born descendants as the stars of heaven in number, and as the countless sand by the shore of the sea.