ἀσκ-ητής,οῦ,ὁ,
A. one who practises any artortrade, ἀ. τῶν καλῶν κἀγαθῶν ἔργων,opp.ἰδιώτης,
X. Cyr. 1.5.11 ; λόγων
D.H. Is. 2
; σοφίης
IG 3.1322
; esp. = ἀθλητής , Ar. Pl. 585 , Pl. R. 403e sq., Isoc. 2.11 ;Διόνυσος ἀ.,title of comedy by Aristomenes.
II. hermitormonk,
Ph. 1.643 .