askamō

ἀσκέω,
work raw materials, εἴρια, κέρα, Refs 8th c.BC+; work curiously, form by art, [κρητῆρα] Σιδόνες πολυδαίδαλοι εὖ ἤσκησανRefs 8th c.BC+; πτύξασα καὶ ἀσκήσασα χιτῶνα having folded and smoothed it,Refs 8th c.BC+; χορὸν ἤσκησενRefs 5th c.BC+: added in aorist participle to Verbs, [θρόνον] τεύξει ἀσκήσας elaborately, Refs 8th c.BC+
2 of personal adornment, dress out, trick out, ἀ. τινὰ κόσμῳRefs 5th c.BC+decks herself, Refs 5th c.BC+ —frequently in passive, σκιεροῖς ἠσκημένα γυίοις furnished with.., Refs 5th c.BC+; of buildings, παστὰς ἠσκημένη στύλοισιRefs 5th c.BC+; σῶμα λόγοις ἠσκ. tricked out with words only, not real, Refs 5th c.BC+ —middle, σῶμ᾽ ὅπλοις ἠσκήσατο adorned his own person, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 in Refs 5th c.BC+, honour a divinity, do him reverence, δαίμον᾽ ἀσκήσω θεραπεύωνRefs
II practise, exercise, train, especially in Prose and Comedy texts, properly of athletic exercise,
II.1 with accusative of person or thing, ἀ. τὸν υἱὸν τὸν ἐπιχώριον τρόπονRefs 5th c.BC+:—passive, σώματα εὖ ἠσκημέναRefs 5th c.BC+
II.2 with accusative of the thing practised, ἀ. τέχνην, πεντάεθλον, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. παγκράτιον, στάδιον, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 with infinitive, ἄσκει τοιαύτη μένειν practise, endeavour to remain such, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. γαστρὸς κρείττους εἶναι, τοὺς φίλους ἀγαθὰ ποιεῖν, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἤσκει ἐξομιλεῖν παντοδαποῖς he made a practice of associating.., Refs
II.4 absolutely, practise, go into training, Refs 5th c.BC+those who practise gymnastics, Refs 5th c.BC+

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.