A.short-drawn breath, panting, “ἄσθμα καὶ ἱδρώς” Il. 15.241; ἀργαλέῳ ἄσθματι ib.10; “ὑπ᾽ ἄσθματος κενοί” A.Pers.484; “ἄσθματι στρευγόμενος” Tim.Pers.93; “ὑπὸ ἄσθματος ἀδυνατεῖν” Pl.R. 568d, cf. 556d; as symptom of anger, Phld.Ir.p.27 W.; death-rattle, Pi.N.10.74.
II. Medic., asthma, Hp.Aph.3.22(pl.), etc.
III. breath, breathing, Mosch.3.53, Luc.DDeor.11.2, Philum.Ven.36.3; blast, “ἀρκτῴοις ἄσθμασι” AP9.677 (Agath.); “ἄ. φλογός” Coluth.179; “κεραυνοῦ” Nonn.D.1.2. (On the accent v. Hdn.Gr.1.522.)