asteriscus
From LSJ
ἀλεξίκακε τρισέληνε, μηδέποθ' ἡττηθείς, σήμερον ἐξετάθης → averter of woes, offspring of three nights, thou, who never didst suffer defeat, art to-day laid low
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
astĕriscus: i, m., = ἀστερίσκος,
I a small star, an asterisk, as a typographical mark placed before imperfect, deficient passages of authors: * asteriscus apponitur in his, quae omissa sunt, Isid. Orig. 1, 20, 2; so Hier. in Rufin. 2, 8; Aug. Ep. ad Hier. 10, 2 al.
