ἄσῡλος, ον,
safe from violence, inviolate, ἐπεὶ πᾶν ἐστιν ἄ.[[ 4th-5th c.BC: Parmenides Poeta Philosophus 8.48; μενεῖς ἄ. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Medea” 728; ἐκπεμπέτω ἄσυλον 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 866d ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the persons of magistrates, [[ 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 7.45, 10.39] Refs 1st c.BC+]; τὸ ἄ. right of sanctuary, [[ “GDI” 4940.13 (from Allaria). ] Refs]
__2 not liable to reprisals (compare σῦλαι), [[ “IG” 9(1).333 (_Locrian dialect_). ] Refs]
__3 with genitive, γάμων ἄ. safe from marriage, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 61. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II of places, γῆν ἄ παρασχεῖν make the land a refuge, [[ [prev. author] “Med.” 387; ἱερὸν ὃ ἄσυλον νενόμισται 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 4.18.10, compare “SIG” 635.5, “BGU” 1053ii9(1st c.BC), etc.] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἄσυλον, τό, sanctuary, [[[prev. work] 304.28: _metaphorically_, νόμον τηρεῖν ἄ. “OGI” 383.115 (Commagene, 1st c.BC); ἄ. γράμματα, στῆλαι, [prev. work]8.110; so κόμην ἄ. φυλάξαι ] Refs 1st c.BC+]uncut, [[ 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Vita Apollonii” 4.16.] Refs 2nd c.AD+]