ἀστικός

A. of a city or town, opp. country, λεὼς ἀ. A. Eu. 997; βωμοί Id. Supp. 501; epith. of Hecate, IG 9(2).575 (Larissa, v B. C.); τὰ ἀ. Διονύσια( = τὰ κατ’ ἄστυ) Th. 5.20; home, opp. ξενικός (foreign), A. Supp. 618; ἀ. δίκαι suits between citizens, Lys. 17.3; ἀ. δικαστήριον IG 12(7).3.32 (Amorgos); ἀ. νόμοι POxy. 706.9 (ii A. D.).

2. as Subst., = ἀστός, TAM 2.377,886 (Xanthus).

b. ἀστικοί,οἱ, = Lat. cohortes urbanae, D.C. 56.32, 59.2; ἀστικόν,τό, Id. 55.24.

II. fond of the town or town life, D. 55.11.

2. = ἀστεῖος, polite, ἀστικά, as Adv., opp. ἀγροίκως, Theoc. 20.4.—In codd. often written ἀστυκός.