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 safereturn, A.R. 2.690 ;ἀ. μέλι pure, virginhoney, Antim. 16.2 . (Perh. fromἀ-priv., and the root ofscathe,
Germ.
schaden'hurt'.)