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χρή
χρή (originally a noun meaning necessity, used impersonally with ἐστί implied, there is necessity; impf. χρῆν = χρὴ ἦν, or with added augment ἔχρην), it is necessary, one must, with inf. or acc. and inf. χρήζω, need, desire, abs. or with inf.

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it is fated, necessary

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χρή
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χρή
Headword (normalized/stripped):
χρη
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χρή (originally a noun meaning necessity, used impersonally with ἐστί implied, there is necessity; impf. χρῆν = χρὴ ἦν, or with added augment ἔχρην), it is necessary, one must, with inf. or acc. and inf. χρήζω, need, desire, abs. or with inf.
IDX:
2573
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:anabasis-mather-2575
Key:
xrh/

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