ἄσις
ὁ δ' εὖ ἔρδων θεοὺς ἐλπίδι κυδροτέρᾳ σαίνει κέαρ → but he who does well to the gods cheers his heart with a more glorious hope
English (LSJ)
[ᾰ], εως, ἡ,
A slime, mud, Il.21.321, Nic.Th.176; ἐκ θαλάσσης Charito 2.2; cf. ἄσις· κόνις, ἢ εἶδος ὀρνέου, Hsch.
German (Pape)
[Seite 370] ιος, ἡ, Schlamm eines Flusses, Il. 21, 321 u. sp. D., wie Nic. Th. 175 Opp. H. 3, 433.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ιος (ἡ) :
limon d’un fleuve, fange.
Étymologie: cf. ἄση.
English (Autenrieth)
slime, Il. 21.321†.
Spanish (DGE)
-εως, ἡ
• Prosodia: [ᾰ-]
limo, cieno τόσσην οἱ ἄσιν καθύπερθε καλύψω Il.21.321, εἰς ἅλα Νεῖλος ... κατέχευεν ἄσιν Nic.Th.176, ἄσιν ἁλὸς ... φέρβεται Opp.H.3.433, ἐκ μακρᾶς οὖν θαλάσσης ἀπόλουσαι τὴν ἄσιν Charito 2.2.2, ὕδατι τὴν ἄσιν ἀποκαθήραντες Poll.1.49, cf. ἄσιν· ἀκαθαρσίαν Hsch.α 7655.
• Etimología: Etim. desc. Quizá rel. ai. ásita ‘negro’ y ἀ- < *n̥-.
