ἄσφαλτος

A. asphalt, bitumen, Hdt. 1.179, 6.119, Theoc. 16.100, Dsc. 1.73; ἄ. ὀρυκτή Arist. Mir. 842b15:— also ἄσφαλτον, τό, Hp. Aër. 7, Ti.Locr. 99c.

II. a kind of petroleum, Dsc. 1.99.

III. pitch, LXX Ge. 6.14. (Ph. 1.420 derives it from σφάλλω.)