α4225Ἄστεα
towns
[Meaning] cities. Also [sc. attested is] a)/stei+ the dative, and a)/steon, and the [genitive] plural [is] tw=n a)/stewn. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] a)/steos ste/fanos ["town's crown"], [meaning] the wall.
Ἄστεα· πόλεις. καὶ ἄστεϊ ἡ δοτικὴ, καὶ ἄστεον, καὶ τὸ πληθυντικὸν τῶν ἄστεων. καὶ Ἄστεος στέφανος, τὸ τεῖχος.