ἀστήρ (astēr) means “star” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: as-tare' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
ἀστήρ · astēr · star
ἀστήρ, -έρος, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for כּוֹכָב ;] a star: Mat.2:2, 7-10 :, Mrk.13:25, 1Co.15:41, Rev.6:13 8:10-12 9:1 12:1, 4; metaphorically, ὁ ἀ. ὁ πρωϊνός Rev.2:28 22:16; ἀ. πλαῆται, Ju 13; ἀ. ἑπτά, symbolizing the angels of the seven churches, Rev.1:16, 20 2:1 3:1 (cf. ἄστρον, and see DCG, ii, 674 f.; MM, see word).† (AS)
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| stars | 12 |
| star | 9 |
| a star | 1 |
| from star | 1 |
| the stars | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| stars | 7 |
| star | 6 |
| of the stars | 3 |
| the | 3 |
| the star | 3 |
| the stars | 3 |
| a star | 1 |
| of the | 1 |
| of the star | 1 |
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asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
Read word by wordThen Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
Read word by wordAfter they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
Read word by wordWhen they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight.
Read word by wordImmediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
Read word by wordthe stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
Read word by wordThe sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
Read word by wordThey are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
Read word by wordHe held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
Read word by wordThis is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.
Read word by word“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
Read word by wordHe will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 2.27
“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.
Read word by wordand the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.
Read word by wordThen the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
Read word by wordThe name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.
Read word by wordThen the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.
Read word by wordThen the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.
Read word by wordAnd a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
Read word by wordHis tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, hurling them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.
Read word by word“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
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