- ἀσκέω
- ἀσκέω impf. ἤσκουν; 1 aor. ἤσκησα Ath. 22, 6; pf. pass. ptc. ἠσκημένος Ath. (s. next entry; Hom.+) to apply oneself w. commitment to some activity, practice, engage in τὶ someth. (so Trag., Hdt. et al.; cp. 2 Macc 15:4) ἐμπορίαν ἀ. engage in business w. θεοσέβειαν practice piety 2 Cl 20:4 (UPZ 144, 24 [164 B.C.] εὐσέβειαν ἀσκήσαντα; cp. SibOr 4, 170.—Eur., Bacch. 476 ἀσέβειαν; Philo, Cher. 42 εὐς., Virt. 94 ἀς.); ἀ. πᾶσαν ὑπομονήν practice patience to the limit Pol 9:1 (in Eus., HE 3, 36, 13; ὑπομένειν cod. Vat.) δικαιοσύνην ἀ. (Hdt. 1, 96; Pla., Gorg. 527e; Nicol. Dam.: 90 Fgm. 103m, 2 Jac. ἀσκοῦσι εὐσέβειαν κ. δικαιοσύνην; 103w, 2; EpArist 168) Hm 8:10; ἀκακίαν ἀ. Papias (8); βίον παράσημον ἀ. lead a peculiar kind of life Dg 5:2 (cp. Sb 5100, 4 epitaph for Abbot David: τὸν μοναδικὸν ἀσκήσας βίον). ἡ εἰς ζωὴν ἀσκουμένη γνῶσις knowledge which is applied to life 12:5 (Eur., Electra 1073 γυνὴ … , ἥτις ἐκ δόμων ἐς κάλλος ἀσκεῖ=who, outside of her home, pays too much attention to beautifying herself). Abs. ἐν τούτῳ ἀσκῶ w. inf. foll. therefore I do my best Ac 24:16 (cp. X., Cyr. 5, 5, 12, Mem. 2, 1, 6; Epict. 3, 12, 10).—HDressler, Ἀσκέω and its cognates in Gk. Documents to 100 A.D., diss. Cath. Univ. of America ’47.—New Docs 3, 153. DELG. M-M. TW. Sv.
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