ἄστρον
ástron
star
Celestial body or heavenly light, primarily referring to a star as an individual object in the night sky; can also denote a constellation (a group of stars seen as a unit), or, by extension in some contexts, an artificial representation of a star or star-shaped ornament. Used of actual astronomical bodies as well as metaphorically for things resembling or representing stars.
Acts 7:43 · Word #9
Lexicon G798
| Lemma | ἄστρον |
| Transliteration | ástron |
| Strong's | G798 |
| Definition | Celestial body or heavenly light, primarily referring to a star as an individual object in the night sky; can also denote a constellation (a group of stars seen as a unit), or, by extension in some contexts, an artificial representation of a star or star-shaped ornament. Used of actual astronomical bodies as well as metaphorically for things resembling or representing stars. |
Morphology N ACC N SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | star |
| Literal | star |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἄστρον |
| Strong's | G798 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G798-03
a star
| Morphological Notes | Noun; neuter; accusative singular (Gr,N,,,,,ANS) — functioning as a singular object form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes a celestial body or heavenly light, primarily an individual star. The accusative singular form is reflected as a singular direct object in English, expressed concisely as "a star." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
star
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'a star' omits initial article found in the Greek; prior token 'the' covers the article, so just 'star' here. |