ἄσημος
Etym. σῆμα
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.