ἀστός

English (LSJ)

ὁ, (ἄστυ)

   A townsman, citizen, Il.11.242, Od.13.192, etc.; dist. from πολίτης, ἀστός being one who has civil rights only, πολίτης one who has political rights also, 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.OT817, OC13, etc.; opp. μέτοικος, ξένος, Pl. R.563a; in Egypt, citizen of Alexandria (cf. ἄστυ 11.3), PGnom.38, al. —Fem. ἀστή, q. v., but Ἀστός fem. as epith. of Κόρη, IG12(5).225 (Paros, v B. C.). (ϝασστός and ϝαστός, IG9(1).333.14 (Locr., v B. C.), 9(2).1226 (Phalanna, v B.C.).)

German (Pape)

[Seite 376] ὁ, Städter, Bürger, Mitbürger, bei Dichtern u. in Prosa; Hom. Iliad. 11, 242 Od. 13, 192; Ggstz ξένος Soph. El. 963 u. öfter, wie Plat. Apol. 30 a; Ggstz μέτοικος Rep. VIII, 563 a. Bei den Athenern, der in der Stadt selbst Geborene, von πολίτης im weitern Sinne unterschieden, Dem. 57, 43.