asteios describes Moses as notably beautiful or pleasing in accounts of his birth.

The two occurrences describe Moses at birth with a favorable quality: Acts 7:20 presents him as pleasing to God, while Hebrews 11:23 explicitly calls him a beautiful child.

1. Notably beautiful or pleasing at birth · dominant

   Both forms describe Moses in the circumstances of his birth. In Acts 7:20, the nominative masculine form occurs in the statement about Moses being born, and the APB renders the verse, “He was pleasing to God”; in Hebrews 11:23, the accusative neuter form describes “the child,” which the APB calls “beautiful.”

   Acts 7:20Hebrews 11:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the birth description as “pleasing to God” in Acts 7:20 and “beautiful” in Hebrews 11:23. These renderings show the verses' presentation rather than establish separate senses.