ἄστεα

Lemma: ἄστυ

noun noun
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Definition

A city or town, especially the main urban center as distinct from the surrounding countryside (χώρα); often used of the city proper as opposed to the citadel (ἀκρόπολις).

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Grammatical Analysis

"ἄστεα"

Case: nominative/accusative/vocative

Number: plural

Gender: neuter

Declension: 3rd declension (neuter, stem ἀστε-; sg. ἄστυ, gen. ἄστεως)

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