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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(strew). All the heavenly bodies, except
sun
and
moon
, called stars by Hebrews (
Gen. 15:5
5
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. (Genesis 15:5)
;
Psa. 147:4
4
He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. (Psalm 147:4)
). The “
star in the
east
,” seen and followed by the “
wise men
,” and designed to announce the birth of the
Messiah
, was, according to some, wholly phenomenal, and to others,
natural
. Stars symbolize rulers and princes (
Dan. 8:10
10
And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. (Daniel 8:10)
);
angels
(
Job 38:7
7
When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? (Job 38:7)
); ministers (
Rev. 1:16-20
16
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
17
And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
18
I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
19
Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
20
The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. (Revelation 1:16‑20)
). Christ is “the bright and morning star” (
Rev. 22:16
16
I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. (Revelation 22:16)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
792
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Greek:
ἀστήρ
Transliteration:
aster
Phonic:
as-tare’
Meaning:
probably from the base of
4766
; a star (as strown over the sky), literally or figuratively
KJV Usage:
star
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“Study to show thyself approved unto God, … rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15).
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