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ἀστεῖος , α, ον, also ος, ον Diph.73: (ἄστυ):—
A.of the town (but in the literal sense ἀστικός is used).
II. town-bred, polite, Pl.Phd. 116d; opp. ἄγροικος, Plu.Mar.3; “γένοιτ᾽ ἀστεῖος οἰκῶν ἐν πόλειAlc. Com.26; charming, Isoc.2.34.
2. of thoughts and words, refined, elegant, witty, διάλεκτον ἀστείαν ὑποθηλυτέραν, opp. ἀνελεύθερον ὑπαγροικοτέραν, Ar.Fr.685; “ἀστεῖόν τι λέξαιId.Ra.901; ἀστεῖον λέγεις (where there is a play on the double sense, witty and popular) Id.Nu.204; “. καὶ δημωφελεῖς οἱ λόγοιPl.Phdr.227d; “ἀστεῖον εἰπεῖνCom.Anon.248 Mein., cf. Axiop.1.14; “ἀστειοτάτας ἐπινοίαςAr.Eq. 539; of persons, “οἱ .the wits, Pl.R.452d; “τὰ .witty sayings, witticisms, Arist.Rh.1411b21, al. Adv. “-ωςJ.AJ12.4.4, Plu.2.123f, Luc.Nigr.13.
3. as a general word of praise, of things and persons, pretty, charming,βοσκήματεAr.Ach.811; “ἑορτήPl.Grg. 447a; “. καὶ εὐήθηςId.R.349b, cf. Phdr.242e, Hp.Ep.13; “ἐστὶ γοῦν ἁπλῆ τις;—ἀστεία μὲν οὖνAnaxil.21; ἀστεῖόν [ἐστι] ὅτι ἐρυθριᾷς it is charming to see you blush, Pl.Ly.204c; ἀστεῖον πάνυ εἰ . . Men. Sam.149.
b. ironically, . κέρδος a pretty piece of luck, Ar.Nu. 1064; “ἀστεῖος εἶDiph.73.
4. of outward appearance, pretty, graceful, LXX Ex.2.2, al.; “οἱ μικροὶ . καὶ σύμμετροι, καλοὶ δ᾽ οὔArist. EN1123b7; handsome, LXX Jd.3.17 (of Eglon): in Comedy, of dainty dishes, κραμβίδιον, κρεΐσκον, Antiph.6, Alex.189.
5. good of its kind, “αἷμαHp.Alim.44; “ἑλλέβοροςStr.9.3.3; “οἶνοςPlu.2.620d; of persons, good, Ph.1.97, Plu.Them.5; ἀστεῖα good qualities, opp. φαῦλα, Demetr.Eloc.114. Adv. -είως honourably,πράττωνLXX 2 Ma. 12.43, cf. Ph.1.244.
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