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Ἄσβεστος · unquenchable (α 4131) · Suda

Letters

Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near α4131

α4127was sated
α4128unclear
α4129killed in the obscurity of night
α4130Asbamaion, Asbamian
α4131unquenchable
α4132soot
α4133Hasdrubal
α4134Hasdrubal
α4135to sate, to surfeit

Suda/Α alpha/α4131

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Ἄσβεστος

unquenchable

Translated by Jennifer Benedict12 Dec 2001Vetting: high6 revisions

daily life
definition
epic
imagery

2 words

Translation

[Meaning] unstoppable.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἄσβεστος· ἀκατάπαυστος.

Betacode

*)/asbestos: a)kata/paustos.

Notes

Same entry in other lexica. From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 1.599, where the headword occurs (of laughter).
LSJ entry at web address 1.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

α4129Ἀσαφείᾳ νυκτὸς ἀπολλύμενοςkilled in the obscurity of night α4130ἈσβαμαῖονAsbamaion, Asbamian α4131Ἄσβεστοςunquenchable α4132Ἀσβόληsoot α4133ἈσδρούβαςHasdrubal

Revision history6 revisions · last 1 Sep 2015

1 Sep 2015 — David Whitehead
24 Apr 2012expanded note; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
13 Dec 2001added note and keyword — David Whitehead
13 Dec 2001added link — Catharine Roth
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12 Dec 2001Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἄσβεστος (Adler number alpha 4131), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 12 Dec 2001. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/4131

Translation by Jennifer Benedict for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, Catharine Roth, , licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗