ἄστεα
Lemma: ἄστυ
noun
noun
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Added Sep 22, 2026
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)
Related Forms of ἄστυ
6 forms discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed: