A. well-pleased, glad,always with a Verb,φύγεν ἄ. ἐκ θανάτοιοhe wasglad tohave escaped death, Il. 20.350 , cf. Od. 9.63 , Pi. O. 13.74 : freq. in Trag. and Att. , ἄσμενος δὲ τἂν . . κάμψειεν γόνυ

A. Pr. 398

; ἐκ θαλάσσης ἀσμένους πεφευγότας

E. Hel. 398

; ἄ. αἱρεθείς

Th. 6.12

; ἐκάθευδον ἄ. ἥκων ἐξ ἀγροῦ

Lys. 1.13

; ἀσμένας εἰς τὸν λειμῶνα ἀπιούσας

Pl. R. 614e

: freq. in dat.,ἐμοὶ δέ κεν ἀσμένῳ εἴη gladwould it make me ! Il. 14.108 ;ἀσμένῳ δέ σοι . . νὺξ ἀποκρύψει φάος gladwilt thou be when night shuts out the light, A. Pr. 23 ; ὥς σφι ἀσμένοισι ἡμέρα ἐπέλαμψε

Hdt. 8.14

; ἀσμένῃ δέ μοι . . ἦλθε

S. Tr. 18

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; ὡς ἀσμένοισιν ἦλθες

Ar. Pax 582

, cf. Pl. Cra. 418c , etc.Adv.

ἀσμένως gladly, readily,

A. Pr. 728

, D. 18.36 , Alex. 142 , Timocl. 14 (thisAdv., which is common in later Greek, Act.Ap. 21.17 , etc., has sts. been substituted for theAdj., as in Th. 4.21 (v. l.)): Sup.

ἀσμεναίτατα( v.l. -έστατα ) Pl. R. 329c ;-έσταταib. 616a (though theAdj.makes-ώτερος, -ώτατος,

Hp. Art. 8 , cf. Phryn. PS p.18B. ). (Not to be connected withἁνδάνω,since there is no ancient authority for rough breathingἁσμ-.)

References

Il. 20.350
Od. 9.63
Pi. O. 13.74
A. Pr. 398
E. Hel. 398
Th. 6.12
Lys. 1.13
Pl. R. 614e
Il. 14.108
A. Pr. 23
Hdt. 8.14
S. Tr. 18
Ar. Pax 582
Pl. Cra. 418c
A. Pr. 728
D. 18.36
Alex. 142
Timocl. 14
Act.Ap. 21.17
Th. 4.21
Pl. R. 329c
616a
Hp. Art. 8
Phryn. PS p.18B.

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