ἀσκέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Of unknown origin. Perhaps related to ἀσκός (askós, skin, hide), thus with original meaning "to prepare a skin".[1] According to Morris, possibly borrowed from Egyptian sqr (to strike, to work metal), along with other metalworking terms used by Daedalus, such as Ἱκμάλιος (Hikmálios, craftsman) and ἕντεα (héntea, armor, equipment).[2]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἀσκέω • (askéō)

  1. to give form to some material: to beshape, fashion, form, shape, work
    Synonyms: μορφόω (morphóō), πλάσσω (plássō)
  2. to adorn, decorate, embellish
  3. to honor, revere
  4. to practise, exercise, train (often, but not always, of athletics)
    Synonym: πλάσσω (plássō) (figuratively)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἄσκημᾰ (áskēmă)
  • ἄσκησῐς (áskēsĭs)
  • ἀσκητέος (askētéos)
  • ἀσκητήρ (askētḗr)
  • ἀσκητής (askētḗs)
  • ἀσκητῐκός (askētĭkós)
  • ἀσκητός (askētós)
  • ἀσκήτωρ (askḗtōr)
  • δῐᾰσκέω (dĭăskéō)
  • ἐνᾰσκέω (enăskéō)
  • ἐξᾰσκέω (exăskéō)
  • ἐπᾰσκέω (epăskéō)
  • κᾰτᾰσκέω (kătăskéō)
  • προᾰσκέω (proăskéō)
  • προσᾰσκέω (prosăskéō)
  • σῠνᾰσκέω (sŭnăskéō)
  • σωμᾰσκέω (sōmăskéō)
  • φωνᾰσκέω (phōnăskéō)
  • χειμᾰσκέω (kheimăskéō)
  • ἄσκη (áskē)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀσκέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 150
  2. ^ Bernal, Martin (2001) Black Athena Writes Back, Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press Books, →ISBN, page 305

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