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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

  • νὴ τὸν Δί’ ἀστείω γε τὼ βοσκήματε· (Aristophanes, Acharnians, Episode, lyric 2:22)
  • οὕτωσ οὖν ἀξίασ ἡγεμονικῆσ καὶ δυνάμεωσ ἀνδρὶ μετρίῳ καὶ ἀστείῳ προσούσησ, οὐκ ἀφέξεται τοῦ φιλεῖν καὶ ἀγαπᾶν οὐδὲ φοβήσεται τὸ αὐλικὸσ ἀκοῦσαι καὶ θεραπευτικόσ· (Plutarch, Maxime cum principbus philosopho esse diserendum, chapter, section 2 16:1)
  • "κατὰ ταὐτὰ δὲ τῷ μὲν ἀστείῳ ἀλλότριον οὐδὲν τῷ δὲ φαύλῳ οἰκεῖόν οὐδέν ἐστιν· (Plutarch, De Stoicorum repugnantiis, section 12 2:1)

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