ἀσκέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Of unknown origin. Perhaps related to ἀσκός (askós, skin, hide). According to Morris, possibly borrowed from Egyptian *s-q-r (strike, work metal), along with other metalworking terms used by Daedalus, such as Ἱκμάλιοσ (Hikmálios, craftsman) and ἕντεα (héntea, armor, equipment).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἀσκέω (askéō)

  1. to work, form
  2. to adorn, decorate, trick out
  3. to honor, revere
  4. to practice, exercise, train (often, but not always, of athletics)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἄσκημα (áskēma)
  • ἄσκησις (áskēsis)
  • ἀσκητέος (askētéos)
  • ἀσκητήρ (askētḗr)
  • ἀσκητής (askētḗs)
  • ἀσκητικός (askētikós)
  • ἀσκητός (askētós)
  • ἀσκήτωρ (askḗtōr)
  • διασκέω (diaskéō)
  • ἐνασκέω (enaskéō)
  • ἐξασκέω (exaskéō)
  • ἐπασκέω (epaskéō)
  • κατασκέω (kataskéō)
  • προασκέω (proaskéō)
  • προσασκέω (prosaskéō)
  • συνασκέω (sunaskéō)
  • σωμασκέω (sōmaskéō)
  • φωνασκέω (phōnaskéō)
  • χειμασκέω (kheimaskéō)
  • ἄσκη (áskē)

Further reading

References

  • Bernal, Martin (2001): Black Athena Writes Back: Martin Bernal Responds to His Critics, p. 305
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