- ἄστρον
- ἄστρον, ου, τό (Hom.+ [the sg. is non-Hom. and rarely used in older Gk.]; ins, pap, LXX; En 18:14; PsSol 1:5; TestSol; Test12Patr; JosAs 2:11; 18:7 cod. A; ApcEsdr 5:4 p. 29, 28 Tdf.; Philo; Jos., Ant. 1, 31, C. Ap. 2, 117; Ar. 4, 2; Just.; Tat.; Mel., Fgm. 8b, 18; 37; 41; Ath. 13:2) star, constellation, also single star (=ἀστήρ: Posidon. in Stob., Flor. 1, 24 p. 518 [HDiels, Doxogr. Graec. 1879 p. 466, 20] διαφέρειν ἀστέρα ἄστρου. εἰ μὲν γὰρ τίς ἐστιν ἀστήρ, καὶ ἄστρον ὀνομασθήσεται δεόντως, οὐ μὴν ἀνάπαλιν; PGM 1, 75; Galen CMG V 10, 1 [XVIIa p. 16, 6ff K.]; s. Boll, ZNW 18, 1918, 4ff) w. sun and moon (Pla., Leg. 10 p. 898d; Dio Chrys. 80 [30], 28; Epict. 2, 16, 32; 3, 13, 16 al.; Jo 2:10; Ezk 32:7) Lk 21:25; Dg 4:5; 7:2; (w. ἀστήρ) IEph 19:2. Normally showing sailors the way at night Ac 27:20. Typical of a large number Hb 11:12 (Ex 32:13; Dt 1:10; 10:22 al.; Philo, Rer. Div. Her. 86; Jos., Ant. 1, 183). τὸ ἄ. τοῦ θεοῦ Ῥαιφάν the constellation of the god R. Ac 7:43 (Am 5:26) s. Ῥαιφάν. In contrast to the star over Bethlehem ἀστέρα … λάμψαντα ἐν τοῖς ἄ. τούτοις GJs 21:2 (not pap).—Of the harmonious stellar movements created by God ἄστρων ἐναρμόνιος κίνησις Hm, 12, 4, 1 v.l.—DELG s.v. ἀστήρ. M-M. TW.
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