ἀστός

astos

townsman, citizen

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Oeconomica 2
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Book I 1
Chapter 6 1344b22–1345b3

1345a30
Book II 1
Chapter 2 1346a32–1353b27

1346b28
Politics 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 16 1300b13–1301a15

1300b32

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀστός, 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. OT 817, OC 13, etc.; opp. μέτοικος, ξένος, Pl. R. 563a; in Egypt, citizen of Alexandria (cf. ἄστυ II.3), PGnom. 38, al. —Fem. ἀστή, q. v., but Ἀστός fem. as epith. of Κόρη, IG 12(5).225 (Paros, v B. C.). (ϝασστός and ϝαστός, IG 9(1).333.14 (Locr., v B. C.), 9(2).1226 (Phalanna, v B.C.).)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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