ἀσκηθής

askethes

unhurt, unscathed

Appears 8 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 6
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Book 5 3
Chapter ?

526
5144
5168
Book 9 1
Chapter ?

979
Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11535
Book 14 1
Chapter ?

14255
Iliad 2
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Book 10 1
Chapter ?

10212
Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16247

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀσκηθής, ές, A. unhurt, unscathed, in Hom. of persons, ἂψ εἰς ἡμέας ἔλθοι ἀ. Il. 10.212; ἀ. ἱκόμην ἐς πατρίδα γαῖαν Od. 9.79, cf. Epich. 99.10, Call. Aet. 3.1.69; ἀσκηθέες (trisyll.) καὶ ἄνουσοι Od. 14.255 (v.l. ἀσκεθέες); sound, healthy, IG 4.952.109 (Epid.); ἀ. τινὰ πέμπειν Sol. 19.4; unblemished, IG 5(2).3.5 (Tegea, iv B. C.); = ἀπαθής, θεός Timo 60, etc.; later of things, ἀ. νόστος safe return, A.R. 2.690; ἀ. μέλι pure, virgin honey, Antim. 16.2. (Perh. from ἀ- priv., and the root of scathe, Germ. schaden ‘hurt’.)

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