Ἀστεῖος

urbane

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 5 Jan 2002 · Vetting: high · 10 revisions

Translation

[Meaning] quick on the uptake, pleasant to look at, graceful, beautiful, humorous.¹
Also [sc. attested is the comparative, and dative] a)steiote/rw| ["more/rather urbane"], meaning more/rather intelligent. "He found an opportunity to mislead the deceived man with a more/rather urbane act."²
Aristophanes says [this] about Euripides.³
Also [sc. attested is] a)stei/ous ["urbane men"], those speaking wittily, acting as citizens. [The verb] a)stei+/zesqai ["to speak wittily"] [is] more/rather euphemistic for putting on airs, making fun, scoffing at anything.⁴
Also [sc. attested is the adverb] a)stei/ws ["urbanely"], suitably, sensibly.

Greek original

Ἀστεῖος· εὐσύνετος, εὐπρόσωπος, χαρίεις, καλὸς, γελοιώδης. καὶ Ἀστειοτέρῳ, ἀντὶ τοῦ συνετωτέρῳ. ὁ δὲ καιρὸν εὑρὼν τῷ ἀστειοτέρῳ δράματι πλανῆσαι τὸν ἠπατηκότα. περὶ Εὐριπίδου φησὶν Ἀριστοφάνης. καὶ Ἀστείους, ἀστεϊζομένους, πολιτευομένους. εὐφημότερον ἀστεΐζεσθαι, τὸ ὡραΐζεσθαι, γελωτοποιεῖν, ἅτινα σκώπτειν. καὶ Ἀστείως, πρεπόντως, φρονίμως.

Betacode

*)astei=os: eu)su/netos, eu)pro/swpos, xari/eis, kalo\s, geloiw/dhs. kai\ *)asteiote/rw|, a)nti\ tou= sunetwte/rw|. o( de\ kairo\n eu(rw\n tw=| a)steiote/rw| dra/mati planh=sai to\n h)pathko/ta. peri\ *eu)ripi/dou fhsi\n *)aristofa/nhs. kai\ *)astei/ous, a)stei+zome/nous, politeuome/nous.  eu)fhmo/teron a)stei/+zesqai, to\ w(rai/+zesqai, gelwtopoiei=n, a(/tina skw/ptein. kai\ *)astei/ws, prepo/ntws, froni/mws.

Notes (3)

[1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica, and cf. also the scholia to Plato, Republic 349B, where the headword occurs.
2Adler suggested Aelian as the source of this quotation, but see next note. ↩
3Rather, from the scholia to Aristophanes, Frogs 902 (see web address 1 below for the text of the line); the remark pertains to alpha 4234, q.v. The passage from the scholia is also cited at delta 1498, and cf. beta 488 note 1. ↩
4cf. alpha 4228, eta 603.

↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from (4)

α4122Ἅσσαwhichever α4228Ἀστεϊζόμενοςtalking wittily α4246Ἀστόςtownsman δ1498Δρᾶμαact, drama

Neighbours in Adler order

α4232Ἀστέρειοςof a star, star's α4233ἈστεροπαῖοςAsteropaios, Asteropaeus α4234Ἀστεῖα λέγειςyou say urbane things α4235Ἀστεῖοςurbane α4236Ἄστηνοιrootless [men], vagrants α4237Ἀστήρstar α4238Ἀστήρstar

Revisions (10)

5 Dec 2015Catharine Rothcosmetics
2 Sep 2015David Whitehead
25 Apr 2012David Whiteheadtypo and other cosmetics
11 Feb 2011David Whiteheadmodified notes; tweaks and cosmetics
5 Aug 2006Catharine Rothcorrected cross-reference, added another
26 Aug 2002David Whiteheadadded keyword
7 Apr 2002Robert Dyeradded cross reference
6 Jan 2002David Whiteheadaugmented notes; cosmetics
5 Jan 2002Jennifer Benedicttranslated

Translation

Greek original

Betacode

*)astei=os: eu)su/netos, eu)pro/swpos, xari/eis, kalo\s, geloiw/dhs. kai\ *)asteiote/rw|, a)nti\ tou= sunetwte/rw|. o( de\ kairo\n eu(rw\n tw=| a)steiote/rw| dra/mati planh=sai to\n h)pathko/ta. peri\ *eu)ripi/dou fhsi\n *)aristofa/nhs. kai\ *)astei/ous, a)stei+zome/nous, politeuome/nous.  eu)fhmo/teron a)stei/+zesqai, to\ w(rai/+zesqai, gelwtopoiei=n, a(/tina skw/ptein. kai\ *)astei/ws, prepo/ntws, froni/mws.

Notes (3)

[1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica, and cf. also the scholia to Plato, Republic 349B, where the headword occurs.

2Adler suggested Aelian as the source of this quotation, but see next note. ↩

3Rather, from the scholia to Aristophanes, Frogs 902 (see web address 1 below for the text of the line); the remark pertains to alpha 4234, q.v. The passage from the scholia is also cited at delta 1498, and cf. beta 488 note 1. ↩

4cf. alpha 4228, eta 603.