ἄστρον

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /ástron/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /ástron/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ástron/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ástron/

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

Etymology

From ἀστήρ (astēr, “star”).

Noun

ἄστρον (genitive ἄστρου) n, second declension; (astron)

1. A celestial body:
   1. fixed star
   2. planet
   3. the sun
   4. constellation

Inflection

Second declension of ἄστρον, ἄστρου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ἄστρον	τὼ ἄστρω	τὰ ἄστρᾰ
Genitive	τοῦ ἄστρου	τοῖν ἄστροιν	τῶν ἄστρων
Dative	τῷ ἄστρῳ	τοῖν ἄστροιν	τοῖς ἄστροις
Accusative	τὸ ἄστρον	τὼ ἄστρω	τὰ ἄστρᾰ
Vocative	ἄστρον	ἄστρω	ἄστρᾰ

Synonyms

• ἀστήρ

Derived terms

• ἀστρολάβος

Descendants

• English: astro-
• English: astrolabe
• English: astrology
• English: astronaut

• English: astronomy
• English: periastron
• Greek: άστρο
• Latin: astronomia

References

• LSJ
• Bauer lexicon
• Strong’s concordance number: G798