ASTRA'Y, adv. a and stray. See Stray.
Out of the right way or proper place, both in a literal and figurative sense. In morals and religion, it signifies wandering from the path of rectitude, from duty and happiness.
Before I was afflicted, I want astray. Psalms 129 .
Cattle go astray when they leave their proper owners or inclosures. See Deuteronomy 22 .
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