Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

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

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Verb edit

ἀσκέω (askéō)

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

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References edit

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

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