I.without mark or sign, ἄς. χρυσός uncoined gold, Hdt.; ἄς. ἀργύριον Thuc.; ἄς. ὅπλα arms without device, Eur.
II.of sacrifices or oracles, giving no sign, unintelligible, Hdt., Trag.
III.leaving no mark, indistinct, Soph.; of sounds, inarticulate, unintelligible, Hdt.; ἄσημα βοῆς ῀ ἄσημος βοή, Soph.:—generally, unperceived, unnoticed, Aesch., Soph.
IV.of persons, cities, etc., of no mark, unknown, obscure, Eur.