ἄσημος
ἄσημος, Dor.
ἄσᾱμος,
ον,
A). without mark or
token, ἄ. χρυσός uncoined gold, bullion, or plate,
Hdt. 9.41 ;
ἄ. χρυσίον, ἀργύριον, Th. 2.13 ,
6.8 ,
Alex. 69 ; freq. in Inscrr., opp.
ἐπίσημον, IG 1.170.6 ,
2.652B22 , etc., cf.
Luc. Cont. 10 ; also of cattle,
not branded, IG 7.3171 ; of persons,
without distinguishing marks (e. g.
οὐλαί),
PGrenf. 1.27.7 , al.;
ἄ. ὅπλα arms
without device, E. Ph. 1112 : generally,
shapeless, formless, Opp. C. 3.160 .
2). later
τὸ ἄσημον (sc.
ἀργύριον)
plate, silver, LXX Jb. 42.11 ,
AP 11.371 (
Pall.);
μέταλλα ἀσήμου silver-mines,
Ptol. Geog. 7.2.17 : also, =
electron, alloy of gold and silver, or an imitation thereof,
Ps.-Democr. Alch.
p.49 B., etc.:—masc.
ἄσημος,
ὁ,
PLeid.X. 6 , al.
III). leaving no mark, indistinct,
a). to the hearing,
πτερῶν γὰρ ῥοῖβδος οὐκ ἄ. ἦν ib.
1004 ; of sounds and voices,
inarticulate, unintelligible, ἄσημα φράζειν Hdt. 1.86 ;
ἄ. κνυζήματα Id. 2.2 ;
ἄσημα βοῆς, =
ἄσημος βοή ,
S. Ant. 1209 .
IV). of persons, cities, etc.,
of no mark, obscure, insignificant, οὐκ ἄ. E. HF 849 , cf.
Ion 8 ;
νὺξ οὐκ ἄ. a night
to be remembered (being a feast),
Antipho 2.4.8 ;
τὸ τῆς πατρίδος ἢ τοῦ γένους ἄσημον Phld. Sto.Herc. 339.16 .
ShortDef
without mark
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἄσημος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ασημος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-16161
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἄσημος</span>, Dor. <span class="orth greek">ἄσᾱμος</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">without mark</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">token,</span> <span class="foreign greek">ἄ. χρυσός</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">uncoined</span> gold, bullion, or plate, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:41" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9.41/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 9.41 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἄ. χρυσίον, ἀργύριον,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 2.13 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.8/canonical-url/"> 6.8 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:69" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:69/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alex.</span> 69 </a>; freq. in Inscrr., opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἐπίσημον,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 1.170.6 </span>, <span class="bibl"> 2.652B22 </span>, etc., cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg023:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg023:10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cont.</span> 10 </a>; also of cattle, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">not branded,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">IG</span> 7.3171 </span>; of persons, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">without distinguishing marks</span> (e. g. <span class="foreign greek">οὐλαί</span>), <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PGrenf.</span> 1.27.7 </span>, al.; <span class="foreign greek">ἄ. ὅπλα</span> arms <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">without device,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1112" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1112/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1112 </a>: generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shapeless, formless,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:160" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.160/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Opp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">C.</span> 3.160 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> later <span class="foreign greek">τὸ ἄσημον</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">ἀργύριον</span>) <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">plate, silver,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg032:42:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg032:42.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Jb.</span> 42.11 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 11.371 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pall.</span></span>); <span class="foreign greek">μέταλλα ἀσήμου</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">silver</span>-mines, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0363.tlg009:7:2:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0363.tlg009:7:2:17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ptol.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Geog.</span> 7.2.17 </a>: also, = <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">electron,</span> alloy of gold and silver, or an imitation thereof, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ps.-Democr.</span> </span>Alch.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1306.tlg001:p.49" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1306.tlg001:p.49/canonical-url/"> p.49 </a> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span></span>, etc.:—masc. <span class="orth greek">ἄσημος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PLeid.X.</span> 6 </span>, al. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> of sacrifices, oracles, and the like , <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">unintelligible,</span> <span class="quote greek">χρηστήρια</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:92" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.92/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 5.92 </a> . <span class="quote greek">β/; χρησμοί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:662" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:662/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 662 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἄ. ὀργίων μαντεύματε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1013" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1013/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 1013 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">leaving no mark, indistinct,</span> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>a).</strong></span> to the hearing, <span class="foreign greek">πτερῶν γὰρ ῥοῖβδος οὐκ ἄ. ἦν</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1004" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1004/canonical-url/"> 1004 </a>; of sounds and voices, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">inarticulate, unintelligible,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἄσημα φράζειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:86" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.86/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.86 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἄ. κνυζήματα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 2.2 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἄσημα βοῆς,</span> = <span class="ref greek">ἄσημος βοή</span> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1209" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1209/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 1209 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">without significance, meaningless,</span> [ <span class="quote greek">τοῦ διπλοῦ ὀνόματος] τὸ μὲν ἐκ σημαίνοντος καὶ ἀσήμου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg034.perseus-grc1:1457a:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg034.perseus-grc1:1457a.33/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Po.</span> 1457a33 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg038.perseus-grc1:1405a:35" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg038.perseus-grc1:1405a.35/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 1405a35 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἄσημα τρίζειν,</span> of a mouse, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0614.tlg001:108:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0614.tlg001:108.23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Babr.</span> 108.23 </a>; <span class="quote greek">μόριον</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Stoic.</span> 2.46 </span> ; <span class="quote greek">λέξις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4013.tlg004:1164:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4013.tlg004:1164.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Simp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">in Ph.</span> 1164.4 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>c).</strong></span> to the eye, <span class="quote greek">ἄσημον ἔχειν μυελόν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:652a:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:652a.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PA</span> 652a1 </a> : generally, <span class="quote greek">πρὸς τὴν αἴσθησιν -ότερα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg004:802a:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg004:802a.14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aud.</span> 802a14 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>d).</strong></span> generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">unperceived, unnoticed,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1596" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1596/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 1596 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:252" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:252/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 252 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἀσήμων ὑπὲρ ἑρμάτων</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hidden, sunken</span> rocks, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0237.tlg001:38" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0237.tlg001:38/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Anacr.</span> 38 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>IV).</strong></span> of persons, cities, etc., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">of no mark, obscure, insignificant,</span> <span class="quote greek">οὐκ ἄ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:849" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:849/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HF</span> 849 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg010.perseus-grc1:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg010.perseus-grc1:8/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ion</span> 8 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">νὺξ οὐκ ἄ.</span> a night <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be remembered</span> (being a feast), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0028.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0028.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Antipho</span> 2.4.8 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὸ τῆς πατρίδος ἢ τοῦ γένους ἄσημον</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sto.Herc.</span> 339.16 </span> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>V).</strong></span> Adv. <span class="quote greek">-μως</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">without leaving traces,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epid.</span> 1.1 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg027.perseus-grc1:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg027.perseus-grc1:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Morb.Sacr.</span> 11 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἀ. πορεύεσθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:3:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:3.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyn.</span> 3.4 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἀ. καὶ κενῶς φθέγγεσθαι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">inarticulately,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0566.tlg001:250" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0566.tlg001:250/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theopomp.Hist.</span> 250 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ignobly,</span> <span class="quote greek">οὐκ ἀ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:5:52" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:5.52/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 5.52 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0015.tlg001:1:10:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0015.tlg001:1:10:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdn.</span> 1.10.4 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}