King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G798
Transliteration: astron
Phonetic Spelling: (as'-tron)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a star
Meaning: a star
ἄστρον, ἀστρου, τό ((see ἀστήρ at the beginning), from Homer down);
Word Summary
astron: a star
Original Word: ἄστρονTransliteration: astron
Phonetic Spelling: (as'-tron)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a star
Meaning: a star
Strong's Concordance
star. Neuter from aster; properly, a constellation; put for a single star (natural or artificial) -- star.
see GREEK aster
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 798: ἄστρονἄστρον, ἀστρου, τό ((see ἀστήρ at the beginning), from Homer down);
1. a group of stars, a constellation; but not infrequent also
2. equivalent to ἀστήρ a star: Luke 21:25; Acts 27:20; Hebrews 11:12; the image of a star, Acts 7:43.