ἄστυ
ἄστυ,
τό, Ep. and Ion. gen.
εος (disyll. in
Semon. 7.74 ), Att. and Trag.
εως (
ἄστεος is never required by the metre,
ἄστεως (trisyll.) is necessary in
E. Or. 761 ,
Ph. 842 ,
El. 246 , and is the only form found in Att. Inscrr., as
IG 2.584.7 ,
22.463.76 ; it is a disyll. in
E. El. 298 ,
Ba. 840 ): pl.,
II). in Attica,
town (i.e.
Athens), opp.
ἀγρός (
country), mostly without Art.,
στυγῶν μὲν ἄ. Ar. Ach. 33 ;
ἐξ ἄστεως νῦν εἰς ἀγρὸν χωρῶμεν Id. Fr. 107 ;
ἔγημα .. ἄγροικος ὢν ἐξ ἄστεως I married a
town girl,
Id. Nu. 47 ;
τῶν κατ’ ἄστυ πραγμάτων Men. Georg. Fr. 4 : also with Art.,
πρὸς τὸ ἄ. Pl. R. 327b ,
328c , al.
3). in Egypt,
Alexandria, PHal. 1.89 (iii B. C.),
St.Byz. s.v.
ἄστυ , etc.
III). town in the material sense, opp.
πόλις (
the civic body),
Il. 17.144 .
IV). Adv. ἄστυδε (q. v.).(vάστυ, cf. vασστυόχος IG 5(2).77 (Tegea): gen. vάστιος ib. 7.3170 (Orchom. Boeot.): but prob. not cogn. with Skt. ua/sati 'dwell', which has e in the root.)
ShortDef
a city, town
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἄστυ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αστυ
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-16687
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἄστυ</span>, <span class="gen greek">τό</span>, Ep. and Ion. gen. <span class="itype greek">εος</span> (disyll. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0260.tlg001:7:74" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0260.tlg001:7.74/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Semon.</span> 7.74 </a>), Att. and Trag. <span class="foreign greek">εως </span>(<span class="foreign greek">ἄστεος</span> is never required by the metre, <span class="foreign greek">ἄστεως</span> (trisyll.) is necessary in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:761" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:761/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 761 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:842" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:842/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 842 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:246" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:246/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 246 </a>, and is the only form found in Att. Inscrr., as <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 2.584.7 </span>, <span class="bibl"> 22.463.76 </span>; it is a disyll. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:298" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:298/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 298 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:840" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:840/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 840 </a>): pl., <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">ἄστη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:952" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:952/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 952 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἄστεα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.5 </a> :—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">town,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἄ. μέγα Πριάμοιο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:332" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.332/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 2.332 </a> , al.: with name in gen., <span class="foreign greek">Σουσίδος, Σούσων ἄ.,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:119" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:119/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 119 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:535" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:535/canonical-url/"> 535 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἄ. Θήβης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1372" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1372/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OC</span> 1372 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1154" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1154/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 1154 </a>, etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lower town,</span> opp. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">acropolis,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:176" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.176/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.176 </a>, al. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> in Attica, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">town</span> (i.e. <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Athens</span>), opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἀγρός</span> (<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">country</span>), mostly without Art., <span class="quote greek">στυγῶν μὲν ἄ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:33/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 33 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐξ ἄστεως νῦν εἰς ἀγρὸν χωρῶμεν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:107" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:107/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 107 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἔγημα .. ἄγροικος ὢν ἐξ ἄστεως</span> I married a <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">town</span> girl, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:47" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:47/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 47 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τῶν κατ’ ἄστυ πραγμάτων</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Men.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Georg. Fr.</span> 4 </span> : also with Art., <span class="quote greek">πρὸς τὸ ἄ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:327b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:327b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 327b </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:328c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:328c/canonical-url/"> 328c </a>, al. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">Athens,</span> opp. <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phalerum</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">Piraeus,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:172a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:172a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Smp.</span> 172a </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg020.perseus-grc1:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg020.perseus-grc1:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 20.12 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1303b:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1303b.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1303b12 </a>, al.; <span class="foreign greek">τὸ ἄστυ τῆς πόλεως,</span> opp. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">Piraeus,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0034.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0034.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lycurg.</span> 18 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἄρχοντος ἐν ἄστει,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἐν Σαλαμῖνι,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 2.594 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> in Egypt, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">Alexandria,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1581.tlg001:1:89" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1581.tlg001:1.89/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">PHal.</span> 1.89 </a> (iii B. C.), <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">St.Byz.</span> </span> s.v. <span class="ref greek">ἄστυ</span> , etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">town</span> in the material sense, opp. <span class="foreign greek">πόλις</span> (<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the civic body</span>), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:144" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:17.144/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 17.144 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>IV).</strong></span> Adv. <span class="foreign greek">ἄστυδε</span> (q. v.).(<span class="foreign greek">vάστυ,</span> cf. <span class="quote greek">vασστυόχος</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 5(2).77 </span> (Tegea): gen. <span class="foreign greek">vάστιος</span> ib.<span class="bibl"> 7.3170 </span> (Orchom. Boeot.): but prob. not cogn. with Skt. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ua/sati</span> \'dwell\', which has <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">e</span> in the root.)</div> </div><br><br>'}