Greek · Strong's G798
ἄστρον
astronas'-tron
properly, a constellation
1890 spelling: ástron
- α1
- σ200
- τ300
- ρ100
- ο70
- ν50
Isopsephy 721
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
properly, a constellation; put for a single star (natural or artificial)
Rendered in the KJV as
star.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- ἄστρα1
- ἄστροις,1
- ἄστρον1
- ἄστρων1
How it is rendered · 3
- stars2
- star1
- stars,1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular1
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter plural1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural1
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASN · 1
- N-DPN · 1
- N-GPN · 1
- N-NPN · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 7:43ἄστρονastronnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularYou 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.’here: star
- Acts 27:20ἄστρωνastrōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralWhen neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.here: stars