ἆσθμα
asthma
short-drawn breath, panting
Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἆσθμα, ατος, τό,
‹ All lexicon entries short-drawn breath, panting, ἄσθμα καὶ ἱδρώς Il. 15.241; ἀργαλέῳ ἄσθματι ib. 10; ὑπʼ ἄσθματος κενοί Pers. 484; ἄσθματι στρευγόμενος Pers. 93; ὑπὸ ἄσθματος ἀδυνατεῖν R. 568d, cf. 556d; as symptom of anger, Ir. p.27 W.; death-rattle, N. 10.74.
II. Medic., asthma, Aph. 3.22 (pl.), etc.
III. breath, breathing, 3.53, DDeor. 19[11].2, Ven. 36.3; blast, ἀρκτῴοις ἄσθμασι AP 9.677 (); ἄ. φλογός 179; κεραυνοῦ D. 1.2. (On the accent v. 1.522.) [ἆσθμα DGE, ἄσθμα LSJ - HD]