ἀσκέω

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αἰτῶ δ' ὑγίειαν πρῶτον, εἶτ' εὐπραξίαν, τρίτον δὲ χαίρειν, εἶτ' ὀφείλειν μηδενί → first health, good fortune next, and third rejoicing; last, to owe nought to any man

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Transliteration A: askéō Transliteration B: askeō Transliteration C: askeo Beta Code: a)ske/w

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   A work raw materials, εἴρια, κέρα, Il.3.388,4.110; work curiously, form by art, [κρητῆρα] Σιδόνες πολυδαίδαλοι εὖ ἤσκησαν ib. 23.743; ἑρμῖν' 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] ἔξυσ' 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., σῶμ' ὅπλοις ἠσκήσατο adorned his own person, E.Hel. 1379, cf.Alc.161.    3 in Pi., honour a divinity, do him reverence, δαίμον' 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 ἐφ' 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.OC913; 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.