ἆσσον( Dor.
ἄσσιονacc. to Eust. 1643.32 ),Adv.
Comp. of
ἄγχι:—
A. nearer,esp. of hostile approach, ἆσσον ἴτ'
Il. 1.567
, al., cf. Hes. Th. 748 ; τείχεος ἆ. ἴσαν
Il. 22.4
, cf. Hdt. 4.3 , Ar. Eq. 1306 ; simply of approach, γυναῖχ' ὁρῶ στείχουσαν ἡμῶν ἆ.
S. OC 312
, cf. El. 900 ; of a woman, ἥτις ἀνδρῶν ἆ. οὐκ ἐλήλυθεν
Ar. Eq. 1306
; δίφρον ἆ. ἕλκεται πυρός
Semon. 7.26
: c. dat., S. OC 722 : with double Comp. , ἕρποντι μᾶλλον ἆσσον
Id. Ant. 1210