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ἄσβεστος

ἄσβεστος, unquenchable, inextinguishable

ἄσβεστος, ον, also η, ον Il. 16.123:—
  • unquenchable, inextinguishable, φλόξ Il. l.c.; not quenched, πῦρ ἄ. D.H. 3.67, Plu. Num. 9; κλέος Od. 4.584; γέλως Il. 1.599; βοή 11.50; ἐργμάτων ἀκτὶς καλῶν ἄ. αἰεί Pi. I. 4(3).42; ἄ. πόρος ὠκεανοῦ oceanʼs ceaseless flow, A. Pr. 532 (lyr.); πῦρ, of hell, Ev.Marc. 9.43.
    • II as Subst., ἄσβεστος (sc. τίτανος), ἡ, unslaked lime, Dsc. 5.115, Plu. Sert. 17, Eum. 16; ἄ. κονία Lyc. ap. Orib. 8.25.16.
      • 2 a mineral or gem, Plin. HN 37.146.

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