Bible Dictionary
DAY-STAR
The day-star is the morning star, the herald of dawn. In 2 Peter 1:19 the image points to Christ’s illuminating presence, while Isaiah uses the expression in a passage concerning the king of Babylon.
Definition
The day-star is the morning star, the herald of dawn, and literally a light-bringer. The expression may refer to the planet Venus or, more broadly, to the sun.
Biblical Usage
Isaiah’s day-star expression concerns the king of Babylon. In 2 Peter, the day-star is used as a title of the Lord and is associated with arising in believers’ hearts.
Historical Background
The King James Version renders the Isaiah passage “Lucifer, son of the morning,” while later renderings use “day-star.”
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>(helel ben-shachar, Isa 14:12; phosphoros, 2Pe 1:19): The Old Testament passage is rendered in the King James Version "Lucifer, son of the morning," in the King James Version margin and the Revised Version (British and American) "day-star," i.e. the morning star. The reference is to the king of Babylon (Isa 14:4). In 2Pe 1:19, "Until .... the daystar arise in your hearts," the word is literally, "light-bringer." It is applicable, therefore, not only to the planet Venus, seen as a morning star, herald of the dawn, but to the sun itself, and is used here as a title of our Lord. See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 6.</p>