ἀστεῖος — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

ἀστεῖοςᾱ ονadjἄστυof or befitting the city or townopp. the countryside, in quality or sophisticationof persons, their lifestyleurbane, civilised, smartIsoc. Pl. X. Men. Plu.of ideas, speechesrefined, cleverAr. Pl.of a remarkwittyAr. Arist.iron., of the foolishness of a speechPl.pejor., of personsPl. of pigs, a feastappealingAr. Pl.of people of small statureattractivein appearance, opp. καλός handsomeArist.of a blushcharmingPl.neut.pl.sb.pleasantriesD. of personsnoblein character or appearanceNT.of a magistrate, w.connot. of being justPlu.of the pursuit of virtueMen.iron., of defecting to the enemyAr. of a situation, thanks for a person's helpfineMen.iron., of a reward, an unpleasant situation, the outcome of an accidentAr. Men. ἀστείωςadv cleverlyref. to speakingPlu.politelyref. to speaking about sthg. unpleasantPlu. iron.pleasantlyMen.

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of the town; polite, refined, witty

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ἀστεῖος

Headword (normalized):

ἀστεῖος

Headword (normalized/stripped):

αστειος

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1302

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-1303

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