ἀστός,ὁ, (ἄστυ)
A. townsman, citizen,
Il. 11.242 , Od. 13.192 , etc.; dist. fromπολίτης, ἀστόςbeingone who has civil rightsonly,πολίτης one who has political rightsalso, Arist. Pol. 1278a34 ; ἀ. πικρὸς πολίταις
E. Med. 223
;οἱ ἀ. the commons,opp.οἱ ἀγαθοί,
Pi. P. 3.71 , cf. Isoc. 3.21 ; opp.ξένος,
Pi. O. 7.90 , Hdt. 2.160 , 3.8 ; esp. at Athens, Lys. 6.17 , Pl. Ap. 30a , Isoc. l.c., cf. S. OT 817 , OC 13 , etc.; opp.μέτοικος, ξένος,
Pl. R. 563a ; in Egypt,citizen of Alexandria(cf. ἄστυ
11.3
), PGnom. 38 , al. —Fem.ἀστή,q. v., butἈστόςfem. as epith. ofΚόρη,
IG 12(5).225 (Paros,v B. C.). (ϝασστόςandϝαστός,
IG 9(1).333.14 ( Locr. ,v B. C.), 9(2).1226 (Phalanna,v B.C.).)