Dictionary entry

ἀστεῖος

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament with Strong's

ἀστεῖος, -ον

(< ἄστυ, a city), [in LXX: Ex 2:2 (טוֹב), Nu 22:32 (οὐκ ἀ.ירט), Jg 3:17 (בָּרִיא), Jth 11:23, Da LXX, Sus 7, II Mac 6:23*;]

1. of the town.

2. (Like Lat. urbanus),

(a) courteous,

(b) elegant (in π., of clothing, MM, s.v.), comely, fair (as in Ex 2:2), He 11:23, Ac 7:20.†