ἀστήρ

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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.)