ἀσκηθής

A. unhurt, unscathed, in Hom. of persons, ἂψ εἰς ἡμέας ἔλθοι ἀ. Il. 10.212; ἀ. ἱκόμην ἐς πατρίδα γαῖαν Od. 9.79, cf. Epich. 99.10, Call. Aet. 3.1.69; ἀσκηθέες (trisyll.) καὶ ἄνουσοι Od. 14.255 (v.l. ἀσκεθέες); sound, healthy, IG 4.952.109 (Epid.); ἀ. τινὰ πέμπειν Sol. 19.4; unblemished, IG 5(2).3.5 (Tegea, iv B. C.); = ἀπαθής, θεός Timo 60, etc.; later of things, ἀ. νόστος safe return, A.R. 2.690; ἀ. μέλι pure, virgin honey, Antim. 16.2. (Perh. from ἀ‐ priv., and the root of scathe, Germ. schaden 'hurt'.)