GreekG0791Adjective
ἀστεῖος
asteios
“beautiful”
2Occurrences
G0791Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
urbane, i.e. (by implication) handsome
from (a city);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.of the town.
2.(Like Lat. urbanus)
(a)courteous
(b)elegant (in π., of clothing, MM, ), comely, fair (as in Ex, l.with)
LXX: (טוֹב), (οὐκ ἀ. יָרַט), (בָּרִיא), Dan LXX, *
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Adjective
Morphology Code
G:A
Full Description
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
ἀστεῖος appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Acts
1
Hebrews
1
Key Passages
Acts 7:20BSB
At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his father’s house.
Hebrews 11:23BSB
By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.
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