ἄσβεστος Ancient Greek · revision 2659
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==Earliest recorded meaning==
− Homer uses it of fire and, figuratively, of things that cannot be stopped: the “unquenchable laughter” of the gods in the first book of the ''Iliad'', an endless battle cry, and undying fame in the ''Odyssey''.^(Cunliffe 1924)^(LSJ 1940)^(DGE)
+ Homer uses it of fire and, figuratively, of things that cannot be stopped: the “unquenchable laughter” in the first book of the ''Iliad'', an endless battle cry, and undying fame in the ''Odyssey''.^(Cunliffe 1924)^(LSJ 1940)^(DGE)
==Semantic evolution==
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==Timeline==
− * Homer – The ''Iliad'' speaks of unquenchable flame and the gods' unquenchable laughter.^(Cunliffe 1924)^(LSJ 1940)
+ * Homer – The ''Iliad'' speaks of unquenchable flame and unquenchable laughter.^(Cunliffe 1924)^(LSJ 1940)
* 6th–5th century BC – Pindar and Aeschylus use it of undying glory and Ocean's ceaseless flow.^(LSJ 1940)
* 1st century AD – Dioscorides uses the feminine for unslaked lime.^(LSJ 1940)^(DGE)