- ἀσκέω
- ἀσκέωGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `work raw materials, form by art' (Il.), `exercise, train' (Hdt.).Other forms: Aor. ἀσκῆσαιDialectal forms: Myc. aketirija \/askētriai\/ also aketirja `worksters' of textile, wool?Derivatives: ἄσκησις f. `(gymnastic) exercise' (Hp.) `ascetism' (Luc.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Unknown. The oldest meaning may be `work on material, make it better, useful, more beautiful'. As DELG remarks it might be a denom. of ἀσκός, i.e. `prepare a skin' (from there `train your body'?). Cf. Baunack Stud. 1, 258ff.Page in Frisk: 1,163-164
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.