ἆσσον
εἰ ἀποκρυπτόντων τῶν Μήδων τὸν ἥλιον ὑπὸ σκιῇ ἔσοιτο πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἡ μάχη καὶ οὐκ ἐν ἡλίῳ → if the Medes hid the sun, the battle would be to them in the shade and not in the sun
English (LSJ)
(Dor. ἄσσιον acc. to Eust.1643.32), Adv. Comp. of ἄγχι:—
A nearer, esp. of hostile approach, ἆσσον ἴτ' Il.1.567, al., cf. Hes.Th.748; τείχεος ἆ. ἴσαν Il.22.4, cf. Hdt.4.3, Ar.Eq.1306; simply of approach, γυναῖχ' ὁρῶ στείχουσαν ἡμῶν ἆ. S.OC312, cf. El.900; of a woman, ἥτις ἀνδρῶν ἆ. οὐκ ἐλήλυθεν Ar.Eq.1306; δίφρον ἆ. ἕλκεται πυρός Semon.7.26: c. dat., S.OC722: with double Comp., ἕρποντι μᾶλλον ἆσσον Id.Ant.1210: Sup. ἄσσιστα A.Fr.6; ἄσιστα IG5(2).159.17 (Tegea), Michel1334 (Elis, iv B. C.). II hence new Comp. ἀσσοτέρω, with or without gen., Od.19.506, 17.572; later Comp. Adj. ἀσσότερος, = ἐγγύτερος, Arat.878: Sup. Adv. ἀσσοτάτω AP9.430 (Crin.): Sup. Adj. ἀσσότατος ib.6.345 (Id.).
French (Bailly abrégé)
adv.
plus près avec ou sans mouv. ; μᾶλλον ἆσσον SOPH m. sign.
Étymologie: Cp. de ἄγχι.
English (Autenrieth)
(comp. of ἄγχι), double comp. ἆσσοτέρω: nearer, w. gen.; usually with ἰέναι, Il. 1.335.
