AstadASTAD. ASV Apoc. form of Azgad. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) as’-tad: The reading of the English versions of 1 Esdras 5:13 for the name which appears as Azgad in Ezr 2:12 and Ne 7:17. In the different Greek copies of 1 Esdras the name varies. See Azgad; Astath.