ἈΣΚΕΙΝ, ἀσκειν
ASKEIN, askein
Sounds Like: as-KEH-in
Translations: to practice, to exercise, to train, to observe, to keep, to perform, to cultivate, to devote oneself to
From the root: ἈΣΚΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the present active infinitive form of the verb 'ἀσκέω'. It means to practice, exercise, or train oneself in something, often with a sense of discipline or devotion. It can also mean to observe or keep a custom or rule, or to cultivate a particular quality. It describes the act of diligently applying oneself to a task or way of life.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G0796 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 8:3
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 9:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 15:4
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 8 — 1:10
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΣΚΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΣΚΟΥΝΤΑΣ — practicing, exercising, training, performing, observing, those practicing, those exercising
- ἈΣΚΟΥΝΤΙ — to one practicing, to one exercising, to one training, for one practicing, for one exercising, for one training
- ἈΣΚΩ — I practice, I exercise, I train, I observe, I keep, I devote myself
- ἨΣΚΗΚΩΣ — having practiced, having trained, having exercised, having disciplined oneself
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