ἄστρον,τό, mostly in pl.,
A. the stars,
Il. 8.555 , Od. 12.312 , A. Pr. 458 , Ag. 4 , etc.;τοῦ κατ' ἄστρα Ζηνός,
= τοῦ ἐν οὐρανῷ , S. Tr. 1106 ;ἄστρων εὐφρόνη,
= εὐφρ. ἀστερόεσσα , Id. El. 19 : sg., like ἀστήρ , freq. of Sirius (in full,σήριον ἄστρονprob. l. in Alcm. 23.63 ), Alc. 39 , 40 , X. Cyn. 4.6 , Thphr. CP 6.10.9 , al.;περὶ τὸ ἄ.in thedog-days,
Hp. Epid. 7.7 ; poet. of the sun, Pi. O. 1.6 , Pl. Def. 411b : seldom ofany common star,
Gal. 17(1).16 , Sch. Arat. 11 ; of the fixed stars, Arist. Cael. 290a20 ;ἄστρα πλανητά,opp.ἀπλανῆ,
Pl. Ti. 38c ; opp.ἐνδεδεμένα,
Arist. Mete. 346a2 ; opp.ἀστέρες,
Herm. ap. Stob. 1.21.9 ;ἐπὶ τοῖς ἄστροιςat the times ofthe stars'rising or setting, Hp.
Aër.
10 , Arist. HA 568a18 ;ἄστροις σημαίνεσθαι, τεκμαίρεσθαι,guide oneself bythe stars,
Ael. NA 2.7 , 7.48 ;ἄστροις τὸ λοιπὸν ἐκμετρούμενος χθόναknowing its place only bythe stars,