ἀστήρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Cognates include Latin stēlla, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉 (staírnō), English star, Dutch ster, Old Armenian աստղ (astł) and Persian ستاره (setāre).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /astɛ͜ɛ́r/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /astéːr/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /astír/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /astír/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /astíɾ/

Noun

ἀστήρ (genitive ἀστέρος) m, third declension; (astēr)

1. a celestial body (star, planet, and other lights in the sky such as meteors.
2. illustrious person
3. starfish
4. a type of songbird

Inflection

Third declension of ἀστήρ, ἀστέρος

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἀστήρ	τὼ ἀστέρε	οἱ ἀστέρες
Genitive	τοῦ ἀστέρος	τοῖν ἀστέροιν	τῶν ἀστέρων
Dative	τῷ ἀστέρῐ	τοῖν ἀστέροιν	τοῖς ἀστράσῐ(ν)
Accusative	τὸν ἀστέρᾰ	τὼ ἀστέρε	τοὺς ἀστέρᾰς
Vocative	ἀστήρ	ἀστέρε	ἀστέρες

Usage notes

An alternative dative plural exists: ἄστρασι

Synonyms

• ἄστρον

Descendants

• Greek: αστέρι

References

• ἀστήρ in A Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940
• Bauer lexicon
• Strong’s concordance number: G792