Asteios ἀστεῖος
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| ἀστεῖος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | asteios |
| Strong's number | G791 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | beautiful |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (1) |
Asteios (Greek ἀστεῖος, Strong's G791) is a Greek adjective meaning “beautiful”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
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)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | fair (1), proper (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | beautiful (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Asteios, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 7:20In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his father’s house.
Hebrews
- 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.By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).