"a constellation; a star, Lk. 21:25; Acts 7:43; 27:20; Heb. 11:12*"
Definition and meaning
a constellation; a star, Lk. 21:25; Acts 7:43; 27:20; Heb. 11:12*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἄστρον
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of astron (G798) across the King James Bible.
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.
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Common questions
Strong's G798 (astron) is a Greek word that means: a constellation; a star, Lk. 21:25; Acts 7:43; 27:20; Heb. 11:12* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word astron (G798) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G798 is astron, a Greek word defined as: a constellation; a star, Lk. 21:25; Acts 7:43; 27:20; Heb. 11:12*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
astron is a Greek word found in the New Testament.