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|lstext='''ἀσκάνδης''': ὁ, = «[[ἄγγελος]]» Ἡσύχ.· ὁ [[κῶδιξ]] ἔχει ἀσκανδής.
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|etymtx=Grammatical information: m.<br />Meaning: [[messenger]], = [[ἄγγελος]], [[ἡμεροδρόμος]] (Plu.)<br />Other forms: Also [[ἀσγάνδης]], [[ἀστάνδης]].<br />Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Iran.<br />Etymology: An Iranian word, cf. buddh. Sogdian <b class="b2">zɣ'nt</b>, <b class="b2">'st'nyk</b> [[messenger]], also Bab. [[ašgandu]]. Happ, Glotta 40 (1962) 198ff.; Schmid, Glotta 40, 321. Cf. Arm. [[astandel]] [[waner]].
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