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ἀστεῖος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀστεῖος ἀστείᾱ ἀστεῖον

Structure: ἀστει (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: a)/stu

Sense

  1. of the city, cosmopolitan
  2. having polished manners; urbane
  3. elegant, handsome, fair

Examples

  • ὅθεν ὕστερον ἐν ταῖσ ἐλευθερίοισ καὶ ἀστείαισ λεγομέναισ διατριβαῖσ ὑπὸ τῶν πεπαιδεῦσθαι δοκούντων χλευαζόμενοσ ἠναγκάζετο φορτικώτερον ἀμύνεσθαι, λέγων, ὅτι λύραν μὲν ἁρμόσασθαι καὶ μεταχειρίσασθαι ψαλτήριον οὐκ ἐπίσταται, πόλιν δὲ μικρὰν καὶ ἄδοξον παραλαβὼν ἔνδοξον καὶ μεγάλην ἀπεργάσασθαι. (Plutarch, , chapter 2 3:1)

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