- ἀστήρ
- ἀστήρ, ὁ, gen. έρος: dat. pl.A
ἀστράσι Il.22.28
,317 (Aristarch.; ἄστρασι Sch.Ven., Choerob.):—star (v. ἄστρον), ἀστέρ' ὀπωρινῷ Il. 5.5
;οὔλιος ἀ. 11.62
;Σείριος ἀ. Hes.Op.417
; ἀ. Ἀρκτοῦρος the chief star in the constellation, ib.565, etc.; shooting star or meteor, Il.4.75;οἱ διατρέχοντες ἀ. Ar.Pax838
;ᾄττοντας ὥσπερ ἀστέρας Pl.R. 621b
, cf. Arist.Mete.341a33, Plu.Agis11.2 flame, light, fire, E.Hel.1131 (lyr.).3 ἀστὴρ πέτρινος meteoric stone, Placit.2.13.9.II metaph. of illustrious persons, etc.,φανερώτατον ἀστέρ' Ἀθήνας E.Hipp.1122
(lyr.);Μουσάων ἀστέρα καὶ Χαρίτων AP7.1.8
(Alc. Mess.)III star-fish, Hp.Nat.Mul.32, Arist.HA548a7, PA681b9, etc.IV name of a bird, perh. goldfinch, Dionys.Av.3.2.V blue daisy, Aster Amellus, Nic.Fr.74.66, Dsc.4.119.VI Samian clay used as sealing-wax, and in Medicine, Thphr.Lap.63, Dsc.5.153, Gal.12.178, al.VII architectural ornament, IG4.1484.83 (Epid.), SIG241B111 (Delph., iv B. C.).VIII bandage, Gal.18 (1).823.2 name of various remedies, Id.12.761, al.IX birthmark in form of star, Carcin. ap. Arist.Po.1454b22: in Palmistry, a mark on the hand,τῷ ύ στοιχείῳ παραπλήσιον Cat.Cod.Astr.7.238.28
. (Cf. Skt. stár- `star', Lat. stella (from stēr-la), Goth. stairnō.)
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