ἀσκέω

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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)

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Further reading

References

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