ἀστεῖοςasteîos
urbane, i.e. (by implication) handsome
Greek (New Testament) · G791
Meanings
1. of the town.
2. (Like Lat. urbanus)
(a) courteous
(b) elegant, comely, fair (as in Exodus 2:2), Hebrews 11:23, Acts 7:20.
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Acts 7:20 “At that time Moses was born—a beautiful child in God’s eyes. His parents cared for him at home for three months.
- Hebrews 11:23 It was by faith that Moses’ parents hid him for three months when he was born. They saw that God had given them an unusual child, and they were not afraid to disobey the king’s command.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.