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ἄστυ

ἄστυ

See also: άστυ

Ancient Greek

Noun

ἄστῠ (ástu) n (genitive ἄστεως); third declension

  1. a town, city; the inhabited part of a city in particular, rather than the citadel
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 2.332
      ἀλλ᾽ ἄγε μίμνετε πάντες ἐϋκνήμιδες Ἀχαιοὶ
      αὐτοῦ εἰς ὅ κεν ἄστυ μέγα Πριάμοιο ἕλωμεν
      Nay, come, abide ye all, ye well-greaved Achaeans, even where ye are, until we take the great city of Priam.

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Related terms

  • ἀστεῖος (asteîos)
  • ἀστικός (astikós)
  • ἀστῑ́της (astī́tēs)
  • ἀστός (astós)
  • ἄστῠδε (ástude)
  • ἄστῠρον (ásturon)

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