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	A dark place, until the day dawn, and the daystar arise in your hearts. 2 Peter i.19.

So sinks the daystar in the ocean bed, And yet anon repairs his drooping head, And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore Flames in the forehead of the morning sky. --Milton.

Day-star \Day"-star`\ (-st[aum]r`), n.

1. The morning star; the star which ushers in the day.

2. The sun, as the orb of day. [Poetic]

daystar which precedes and accompanies the sun-rising. It is found only in 2 Pet. 1:19, where it denotes the manifestation of Christ to the soul, imparting spiritual light and comfort. He is the "bright and morning star" of Rev. 2:28; 22:16. (Comp. Num. 24:17.)