αστυ
Lemma: ἄστυ
noun
noun
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Added Aug 26, 2026
Definition
A city or town, especially the main urban center as opposed to the countryside (χώρα); often used of the “city proper” (e.g., Athens) in contrast to its surrounding territory.
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Grammatical Analysis
"αστυ"
Case: nominative / accusative / vocative
Number: singular
Gender: neuter
Declension: third declension (stem ἀστ-; nom/acc/voc sg in -υ)
Related Forms of ἄστυ
5 forms discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed: