ἆσθμα

asthma

short-drawn breath, panting

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 15 2
Chapter ?

1510
15241
Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16109

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἆσθμα, ατος, τό, A. short-drawn breath, panting, ἄσθμα καὶ ἱδρώς Il. 15.241; ἀργαλέῳ ἄσθματι ib.10; ὑπʼ ἄσθματος κενοί A. Pers. 484; ἄσθματι στρευγόμενος Tim. Pers. 93; ὑπὸ ἄσθματος ἀδυνατεῖν Pl. R. 568d, cf. 556d; as symptom of anger, Phld. Ir.p.27 W.; death-rattle, Pi. N. 10.74. II. Medic., asthma, Hp. Aph. 3.22(pl.), etc. III. breath, breathing, Mosch. 3.53, Luc. DDeor. 11.2, Philum. Ven. 36.3; blast, ἀρκτῴοις ἄσθμασι AP 9.677 (Agath.); ἄ. φλογός Coluth. 179; κεραυνοῦ Nonn. D. 1.2. (On the accent v. Hdn.Gr.1.522.) [ἆσθμα DGE, ἄσθμα LSJ - HD]

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