778. askeó

Lexicon

askeó: To exercise, to practice, to strive

Original Word: ἀσκέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: askeó
Pronunciation: as-KEH-o
Phonetic Spelling: (as-keh'-o)
KJV: exercise
NASB: do my best
Word Origin: [of uncertain affinity, probably from the same as G4632 (σκεῦος - vessels)]

1. to elaborate
2. (figuratively) train (by implication, strive)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

exercise.

Probably from the same as skeuos; to elaborate, i.e. (figuratively) train (by implication, strive) -- exercise.

see GREEK skeuos

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. verb
Definition
to practice, endeavor
NASB Translation
do my best (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 778: ἀσκέω

ἀσκέω, ἀσκῶ;

1. to form by art, to adorn; in Homer.

2. to exercise (oneself), take pains, labor, strive; followed by an infinitive (as in Xenophon, mem. 2, 1, 6; Cyril 5, 5, 12, etc.): Acts 24:16.

Forms and Transliterations

ασκω ἀσκῶ asko askô askō askō̂

Englishman's Concordance

Acts 24:16 V-PIA-1S
GRK: καὶ αὐτὸς ἀσκῶ ἀπρόσκοπον συνείδησιν
NAS: I also do my best to maintain
KJV: herein do I exercise myself,
INT: also I myself exercise without offense a conscience

Strong's Greek 778
1 Occurrence

ἀσκῶ — 1 Occ.