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|etymtx=Grammatical information: v.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">work raw materials, form by art</b> (Il.), [[exercise]], [[train]] (Hdt.).<br />Other forms: Aor. <b class="b3">ἀσκῆσαι</b><br />Dialectal forms: Myc. [[aketirija]] \/[[asketriai]]\/ also [[aketirja]] [[worksters]] of textile, wool?<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">ἄσκησις</b> f. <b class="b2">(gymnastic) exercise</b> (Hp.) [[ascetism]] (Luc.).<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: Unknown. The oldest meaning may be <b class="b2">work on material, make it better, useful, more beautiful</b>. As DELG remarks it might be a denom. of <b class="b3">ἀσκός</b>, i.e. <b class="b2">prepare a skin</b> (from there <b class="b2">train your body</b>?). Cf. Baunack Stud. 1, 258ff. | |etymtx=Grammatical information: v.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">work raw materials, form by art</b> (Il.), [[exercise]], [[train]] (Hdt.).<br />Other forms: Aor. <b class="b3">ἀσκῆσαι</b><br />Dialectal forms: Myc. [[aketirija]] \/[[asketriai]]\/ also [[aketirja]] [[worksters]] of textile, wool?<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">ἄσκησις</b> f. <b class="b2">(gymnastic) exercise</b> (Hp.) [[ascetism]] (Luc.).<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: Unknown. The oldest meaning may be <b class="b2">work on material, make it better, useful, more beautiful</b>. As DELG remarks it might be a denom. of <b class="b3">ἀσκός</b>, i.e. <b class="b2">prepare a skin</b> (from there <b class="b2">train your body</b>?). Cf. Baunack Stud. 1, 258ff. | ||
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|mdlsjtxt=<br /><b class="num">I.</b> to [[work]] [[curiously]], [[form]] by art, [[fashion]], Hom.; ἀσκήσας with [[skilful]] art, Hom.<br /><b class="num">2.</b> of [[adornment]], to [[dress]] out, [[trick]] out, [[decorate]], [[adorn]], [[deck]], Hdt.: Pass., πέπλοισι Περσικοῖς ἠσκημένη Aesch.:—Mid., σῶμ' ἠσκήσατο [[adorned]] his own [[person]], Eur.<br /><b class="num">II.</b> in Prose, to [[practise]], [[exercise]], [[train]], Lat. exercere, [[properly]] of [[athletic]] [[exercise]]:<br /><b class="num">1.</b> of the [[person]] [[trained]], Ar.; ἀσκεῖν τὸ [[σῶμα]] εἴς or πρός τι for an [[object]] or [[purpose]], Xen., etc.<br /><b class="num">2.</b> of the [[thing]] [[practised]], ἀσκ. τέχνην Hdt.; metaph., ἀσκ. τὴν ἀλήθειαν Hdt.; κακότητα Aesch.; ἀσέβειαν Eur.<br /><b class="num">3.</b> c. inf., ἄσκει [[τοιαύτη]] μένειν [[endeavour]] to [[remain]] [[such]], Soph.; ἀσκ. ἀγαθὰ ποιεῖν to make a [[practice]] of doing [[good]], Xen.<br /><b class="num">4.</b> absol. to [[practise]], go [[into]] [[training]], οἱ ἀσκοῦντες those who [[practise]] [[gymnastics]], Xen. | |||
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