Matthew 2:9:10Matt.2.9.W10PAT

ἀστὴρ

astêr

star

Transliteration
a-STÊR
Extended
ah-STÊR
IPA
/a.ˈstɛːr/

Meaning by language

English
star
French
étoile
Spanish
estrella
Portuguese
estrela
German
Stern
Russian
звезда
Arabic-Simplified
نجم
Hindi
तारा
Chinese-Simplified
Korean
Indonesian
bintang
Bengali
তারা
Tagalog
bituin
Swahili
nyota
Amharic
ኮከብ
Yoruba
ìràwọ̀
Igbo
kpakpando
Twi
nsoromma
Ewe
ŋutsu

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Result
ἀ + στὴρ
a + stêr
astêr

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Sigmas — as in sit
Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine
Rhor — rolled r

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-STÊR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KAI i-DOU HO a-STÊR HON EI-don en TÊI a-na-to-LÊI pro-Ê-gen au-TOUS

  3. sentence

    HOI DE a-KOU-san-tes TOU ba-si-LE-ôs e-po-REU-thê-san KAI i-DOU HO a-STÊR HON EI-don en TÊI a-na-to-LÊI pro-Ê-gen au-TOUS HE-ôs el-THÔN e-STA-thê e-PA-nô HOU ÊN TO pai-DI-on

In contextMatthew 2:9

and those having heard of the king they went and behold the star which they saw in the east was going before them until having come stood over where was the child

About this coordinate

Matthew 2:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 2:9, so the Greek word ἀστὴρ (astêr) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.2.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.9.W10.S1) and character.