Strong G791ἀστεῖος
beautiful
- Transliteration
- asteios
- Pronunciation
- as-ti'-os
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Fromἄστυ astu (a city);
urbane that is (by implication) handsome: - fair.
urbane that is (by implication) handsome: - fair.
Detailed definition
ἀστεῖος, -ον
(ἄστυ, a city), [in LXX: Exo.2:2 (טוֹב), Num.22:32 (οὐκ ἀ. יָרַט), Jdg.3:17 (בָּרִיא), Jdth.11:23, Dan LXX, Sus 1:7, 2Ma.6:23 *;]
1. of the town.
2. (Like Lat. urbanus),
__(a) courteous,
__(b) elegant (in π., of clothing, MM, see word), comely, fair (as in Ex, l.with), Heb.11:23, Act.7:20.†
(AS)
(ἄστυ, a city), [in LXX: Exo.2:2 (טוֹב), Num.22:32 (οὐκ ἀ. יָרַט), Jdg.3:17 (בָּרִיא), Jdth.11:23, Dan LXX, Sus 1:7, 2Ma.6:23 *;]
1. of the town.
2. (Like Lat. urbanus),
__(a) courteous,
__(b) elegant (in π., of clothing, MM, see word), comely, fair (as in Ex, l.with), Heb.11:23, Act.7:20.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G791 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- fair1
- proper1
First verses
- Acts 7:20In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:
- Hebrews 11:23By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀστεῖος, α, ον,
also ος, ον [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 73)]: (ἄστυ):— of the town (but in the literal sense ἀστικός is used).
II town-bred, polite, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 116d)]; opposed to ἄγροικος, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Marius” 3; γένοιτ᾽ ἀστεῖος οἰκῶν ἐν πόλει 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus Comedy texts 26)]; charming, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 2.34.)]
II.2 of thoughts and words, refined, elegant, witty, διάλεκτον ἀστείαν ὑποθηλυτέραν, opposed to ἀνελεύθερον ὑπαγροικοτέραν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 685; ἀστεῖόν τι λέξαι [prev. author] “Ra.” 901)]; ἀστεῖον λέγεις (where there is a play on the double sense, witty and popular) [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Nu.” 204; ἀ. καὶ δημωφελεῖς οἱ λόγοι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 227d; ἀστεῖον εἰπεῖν “Comedy texts Anon.” 248 Mein., compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Axiopistus Poeta Ethicus 1.14; ἀστειοτάτας ἐπινοίας 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 539)]; of persons, οἱ ἀ. the wits,[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 452d)]; τὰ ἀ. witty sayings, witticisms, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1411b21, +others)] adverb -ως[Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 12.4.4, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.123f, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Nigr.” 13.)]
II.3 as a general word of praise, of things and persons, pretty, charming, βοσκήματε[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 811; ἑορτή 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 447a; ἀ. καὶ εὐήθης [prev. author] “R.” 349b, compare “Phdr.” 242e, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιστολαί” 13; ἐστὶ γοῦν ἁπλῆ τι;—ἀστεία μὲν οὖν 4th c.BC: Anaxilas Comicus 21)]; ἀστεῖόν [ἐστι] ὅτι ἐρυθριᾷς it is charming to see you blush, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Lysis” 204c)]; ἀστεῖον πάνυ εἰ.. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Σαμία” 149.)]
II.3.b ironically, ἀ. κέρδος a pretty piece of luck, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 1064; ἀστεῖος εἶ 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 73.)]
II.4 of outward appearance, pretty, graceful, [LXX+4th c.BC+ (LXX.Exo.2.2, +others; οἱ μικροὶ ἀ. καὶ σύμμετροι, καλοὶ δ᾽ οὔ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1123b7)]; handsome, [LXX (LXX.Josh.3.17 (of Eglon))]: in Comedy, of dainty dishes, κραμβίδιον, κρεΐσκον, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 6, 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 189.)]
II.5 good of its kind, αἷμα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ τροφῆς” 44; ἑλλέβορος 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 9.3.3; οἶνος 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.620d)]; of persons, good, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.97, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Themistocles” 5)]; ἀστεῖα good qualities, opposed to φαῦλα, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demetrius Phalereus Rhetor “Demetrius on Style” 114.)]adverb -είως honourably, πράττων[LXX+1st c.AD+ (LXX.2Mac.12.43, compare 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.244.)]
also ος, ον [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 73)]: (ἄστυ):— of the town (but in the literal sense ἀστικός is used).
II town-bred, polite, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 116d)]; opposed to ἄγροικος, [Refs 7th c.BC+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Marius” 3; γένοιτ᾽ ἀστεῖος οἰκῶν ἐν πόλει 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus Comedy texts 26)]; charming, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 2.34.)]
II.2 of thoughts and words, refined, elegant, witty, διάλεκτον ἀστείαν ὑποθηλυτέραν, opposed to ἀνελεύθερον ὑπαγροικοτέραν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 685; ἀστεῖόν τι λέξαι [prev. author] “Ra.” 901)]; ἀστεῖον λέγεις (where there is a play on the double sense, witty and popular) [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Nu.” 204; ἀ. καὶ δημωφελεῖς οἱ λόγοι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 227d; ἀστεῖον εἰπεῖν “Comedy texts Anon.” 248 Mein., compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Axiopistus Poeta Ethicus 1.14; ἀστειοτάτας ἐπινοίας 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 539)]; of persons, οἱ ἀ. the wits,[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 452d)]; τὰ ἀ. witty sayings, witticisms, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1411b21, +others)] adverb -ως[Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 12.4.4, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.123f, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Nigr.” 13.)]
II.3 as a general word of praise, of things and persons, pretty, charming, βοσκήματε[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 811; ἑορτή 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 447a; ἀ. καὶ εὐήθης [prev. author] “R.” 349b, compare “Phdr.” 242e, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιστολαί” 13; ἐστὶ γοῦν ἁπλῆ τι;—ἀστεία μὲν οὖν 4th c.BC: Anaxilas Comicus 21)]; ἀστεῖόν [ἐστι] ὅτι ἐρυθριᾷς it is charming to see you blush, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Lysis” 204c)]; ἀστεῖον πάνυ εἰ.. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Σαμία” 149.)]
II.3.b ironically, ἀ. κέρδος a pretty piece of luck, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 1064; ἀστεῖος εἶ 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 73.)]
II.4 of outward appearance, pretty, graceful, [LXX+4th c.BC+ (LXX.Exo.2.2, +others; οἱ μικροὶ ἀ. καὶ σύμμετροι, καλοὶ δ᾽ οὔ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1123b7)]; handsome, [LXX (LXX.Josh.3.17 (of Eglon))]: in Comedy, of dainty dishes, κραμβίδιον, κρεΐσκον, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 6, 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 189.)]
II.5 good of its kind, αἷμα[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ τροφῆς” 44; ἑλλέβορος 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 9.3.3; οἶνος 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.620d)]; of persons, good, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.97, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Themistocles” 5)]; ἀστεῖα good qualities, opposed to φαῦλα, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demetrius Phalereus Rhetor “Demetrius on Style” 114.)]adverb -είως honourably, πράττων[LXX+1st c.AD+ (LXX.2Mac.12.43, compare 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.244.)]