star
ἀστήρ,ὁ, gen.έρος: dat. pl.
A.
ἀστράσι
Il. 22.28
, 317 ( Aristarch. ;ἄστρασιSch.Ven., Choerob. ):—star(v.ἄστρον) , ἀστέρ' ὀπωρινῷ
Il. 5.5
; οὔλιος ἀ.
11.62
; Σείριος ἀ.
Hes. Op. 417
;ἀ. Ἀρκτοῦρος the chief starin the constellation, ib. 565 , etc.;shooting starormeteor,
Il. 4.75 ; οἱ διατρέχοντες ἀ.
Ar. Pax 838
; ᾄττοντας ὥσπερ ἀστέρας
Pl. R. 621b
, cf. Arist. Mete. 341a33 , Plu. Agis 11 .
2. flame, light, fire,
E. Hel. 1131 (lyr.).
3. ἀστὴρ πέτρινος meteoricstone, Placit. 2.13.9 .
II. metaph. ofillustriouspersons, etc., φανερώτατον ἀστέρ' Ἀθήνας
E. Hipp. 1122
(lyr.); Μουσάων ἀστέρα καὶ Χαρίτων
AP 7.1.8
( Alc. Mess.)
III. star-fish,
Hp. Nat.Mul. 32 , Arist. HA 548a7 , PA 681b9 , etc.
IV. name of abird,perh.goldfinch,
Dionys. Av. 3.2 .
V. blue daisy, Aster Amellus,
Nic. Fr. 74.66 , Dsc. 4.119 .
VI. Samian clayused as sealing-wax, and in Medicine, Thphr. Lap. 63 , Dsc. 5.153 , Gal. 12.178 , al.
VII. architecturalornament,
IG 4.1484.83 (Epid.), SIG 241
B 111 (Delph.,iv B. C.).
VIII. bandage,
Gal. 18 ( 1 ). 823 .
2. name of variousremedies,
Id. 12.761 , al.
IX. birthmark in form of star,Carcin. ap. Arist. Po. 1454b22 : in Palmistry, amarkon the hand, τῷ ύ στοιχείῳ παραπλήσιον
Cat.Cod.Astr. 7.238.28
. (Cf. Skt.stár- `star', Lat.stella(fromstēr-la), Goth.stairnō.)
