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ἀσκέω

ἀσκέω, (prose) exercise, train (poetry) to work curiously, form by art, fashion, revere

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Ἤσκει Verb: imperfect active indicative 3rd singular of ἀσκέω

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ἀσκέω,
  • work raw materials, εἴρια, κέρα, Il. 3.388, 4.110; work curiously, form by art, [κρητῆρα] Σιδόνες πολυδαίδαλοι εὖ ἤσκησαν ib. 23.743; ἑρμῖνʼ ἀσκήσας Od. 23.198; πτύξασα καὶ ἀσκήσασα χιτῶνα having folded and smoothed it, ib. 1.439; ἅρμα . . χρυσῷ καὶ ἀργύρῳ εὖ ἤσκηται Il. 10.438; χορὸν ἤσκησεν ib. 18.592; γόμφοις ἀ. Emp. 87: added in aor. part. to Verbs, [θρόνον] τεύξει ἀσκήσας elaborately, Il. 14.240; [χρυσὸν] βοὸς κέρασιν περίχευεν ἀσκήσας Od. 3.437; [ἑανὸν] ἔξυσʼ ἀσκήσασα Il. 14.179.
      • 2 of personal adornment, dress out, trick out, ἀ. τινὰ κόσμῳ Hdt. 3.1; ἐς κάλλος ἀσκεῖ decks herself, E. El. 1073; δέμας Id. Tr. 1023:—freq. in Pass., σκιεροῖς ἠσκημένα γυίοις furnished with . ., Emp. 61.4; πέπλοισι Περσικοῖς ἠσκημένη A. Pers. 182; οὐ χλιδαῖς ἠσκημένον S. El. 452; of buildings, παστὰς ἠσκημένη στύλοισι Hdt. 2.169; Παρίῳ λίθῳ ἠσκημένα Id. 3.57: abs., οἴκημα ἠσκημένον Id. 2.130; σῶμα λόγοις ἠσκ. tricked out with words only, not real, S. El. 1217:—Med., σῶμʼ ὅπλοις ἠσκήσατο adorned his own person, E. Hel. 1379, cf. Alc. 161.
      • 3 in Pi., honour a divinity, do him reverence, δαίμονʼ ἀσκήσω θεραπεύων P. 3.109; ἀσκεῖται Θέμις O. 8.22.
    • II practise, exercise, train, esp. in Prose and Com., properly of athletic exercise,
      • 1 c. acc. of person or thing, ἀ. τὸν υἱὸν τὸν ἐπιχώριον τρόπον Ar. Pl. 47; ἀ. τὰ σώματα εἰς ἰσχύν X. Cyr. 2.1.20, cf. Mem. 1.2.19; ἐχθρὸν ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς αὐτοὺς τηλικοῦτον ἠσκήκαμεν D. 3.28:—Pass., σώματα εὖ ἠσκημένα X. Cyr. 1.6.41; εἰς ἀγῶνα ἄμεινον ἡμῶν ἤσκηνται D. 9.52; ἀσκεῖσθαι λέγειν Luc. Demon. 4; τὴν Κυνικὴν ἄσκησιν Id. Tox. 27; λόγοις D.C. 45.2; ἐν παιδείᾳ Id. 60.2; πρός τι D.S. 2.54.
      • 2 c. acc. of the thing practised, ἀ. τέχνην, πεντάεθλον, Hdt. 3.125, 9.33; λόγους Democr. 53a, 110; μανθάνειν καὶ ἀ. τι Pl. Grg. 509e; ἀ. παγκράτιον, στάδιον, etc., Id. Lg. 795b, Thg. 128e; ἠσκηκέναι μηδεμίαν ἄσκησιν κυριωτέραν τῆς πολεμικῆς Arist. Pol. 1271b5: metaph., ἀ. τὴν ἀληθείην, δικαιοσύνην, Hdt. 7.209, 1.96; δίκαια S. OC 913; ἀρετήν E. Fr. 853, Pl. R. 407a; κακότητα A. Pr. 1066 (lyr.), cf. S. Tr. 384; ἀσέβειαν E. Ba. 476; τὰ δίκαια Crates Theb. 12; λαλιάν Ar. Nu. 931 (anap.): c. dupl. acc., ἀ. αὑτόν τε καὶ τοὺς σὺν αὑτῷ τὰ πολεμικά X. Cyr. 8.6.10.
      • 3 c. inf., ἄσκει τοιαύτη μένειν practise, endeavour to remain such, S. El. 1024; λέγειν ἠσκηκότες Id. Fr. 963; εὐσεβεῖν ἠσκηκότα E. Fr. 1067; ἀ. γαστρὸς κρείττους εἶναι, τοὺς φίλους ἀγαθὰ ποιεῖν, X. Cyr. 4.2.45, 5.5.12, cf. Mem. 2.1.6; ἤσκει ἐξομιλεῖν παντοδαποῖς he made a practice of associating . ., Id. Ages. 11.4.
      • 4 abs., practise, go into training, Pl. R. 389c, X. Cyr. 2.1.29; οἱ ἀσκέοντες those who practise gymnastics, Hp. Acut. 9; περὶ τὰς βαναύσους τέχνας Plb. 9.20.9.

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