ἀσιτία
From LSJ
Τοὺς δούλους ἔταξεν ὡρισμένου νομίσματος ὁμιλεῖν ταῖς θεραπαινίσιν → He arranged for his male slaves to have sex with female slaves at a fixed price (Plutarch, Life of Cato the Elder 21.2)
English (LSJ)
Ion. -ιη, ἡ,
A want of food, Hdt.3.52, E.Supp.1105 (both pl.). II abstinence from food, Hp.Acut.34, Arist.EN1180b9. 2 want of appetite, Hp.Aph.7.6.
German (Pape)
[Seite 370] ἡ, das Fasten, Eur. Suppl. 1105; Her. 3, 52; Arist. Eth. 10, 9; Sp.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀσῑτία: Ἰων. ίη, ἡ, ἔλλειψις τροφῆς, Ἡρόδ. 3. 52, Εὐρ. Ἱκ. 1105, ἀμφότερα κατὰ πληθ. ΙΙ. ἀποχὴ ἀπὸ τροφῆς, νηστεία, Ἱππ. π. Διαίτ. Ὀξ. 389, Ἀριστ. Ἠθ. Ν. 10. 9, 15. 2) ἔλλειψις ὀρέξεως, Ἱππ. Ἀφ. 1258.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ας (ἡ) :
1 manque de nourriture;
2 abstinence, diète.
Étymologie: ἄσιτος.
