Beautiful
ἀστεῖοςStrong’s G0791asteios
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Asteios is the Greek word usually translated “beautiful”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:”
Meaning
Usually translated “beautiful”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- beautiful 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- Hebrews 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀστεῖος asteios · beautiful
ἀστεῖος, -ον (ἄστυ, a city), [in LXX: Exo.2:2 (טוֹב), Num.22:32 (οὐκ ἀ. יָרַט), Jdg.3:17 (בָּרִיא), Jdth.11:23, Dan LXX, Sus 1:7, 2Ma.6:23 * ;] 1. of the town. 2. (Like Lat. urbanus), (a) courteous, (b) elegant (in π., of clothing, MM, see word), comely, fair (as in Ex, l.with), Heb.11:23, Act.7:20.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “beautiful” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BEAU'TIFUL, adjective
bu'tiful. [beauty and full.]
- Elegant in form, fair, having the form that pleases the eye.
- Having the qualities which constitute beauty, or that which pleases the senses other than the sight; as a beautiful sound.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.