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χρεώ
χρεώ, Ep. χρειώ, gen. οῦς, ἡ, less freq. neut., Il. 10.142, Od. 2.28, 5.189 (where τόσον agrees with χ.), 4.312, Il. 10.85, 11.606, perh. 9.197, 608, 21.322, 23.308, Od. 4.707; τὸ χ. Inscr.Prien. 9), al. (ii/i B. C.): ( χρή, χρεία):—

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want, need

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χρεώ, Ep. χρειώ, gen. οῦς, ἡ, less freq. neut., Il. 10.142, Od. 2.28, 5.189 (where τόσον agrees with χ.), 4.312, Il. 10.85, 11.606, perh. 9.197, 608, 21.322, 23.308, Od. 4.707; τὸ χ. Inscr.Prien. 9), al. (ii/i B. C.): ( χρή, χρεία):—
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want, need; ἦ τι μάλα χρεώ of a truth there is much need, Il. 9.197; χρειοῖ ἀναγκαίῃ by dire necessity, 8.57; ἀναγκαίης ὕπο χρειοῦς φεύγοντες Sol. [36.9] ap. Arist. Ath. 12.4: c. gen., ἵνʼ οὐ χρεὼ πείσματός ἐστιν where there is no need of a cable, Od. 9.136; χρειὼ ἱκάνεται want, necessity arises, Il. 10.118, cf. 142, Od. 6.136; εἴ ποτε δὴ αὖτε χρειὼ ἐμεῖο γένηται Il. 1.341; χρειὼ βεβίηκεν Ἀχαιούς 10.172; τίπτε δέ σε χρειὼ δεῦρʼ ἤγαγε; . . δήμιον ἦ ἴδιον; Od. 4.312; ὅτε με χρειὼ τόσον ἵκοι if so great a need should come upon me, 5.189; τίνα χρειὼ τόσον ἵκει; 2.28; also ἐμὲ δὲ χρεὼ γίγνεται αὐτῆς (sc. τῆς νηός, χρεὼ γίγνεται being = χρή I.2) 4.634; even οὐδέ τί μιν χρεὼ ἔσται τυμβοχόης Il. 21.322.
Citations (6)
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Sol. [36.9]
ἀναγκαίης ὕπο χρειοῦς φεύγοντες
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Il. 1.341
εἴ ποτε δὴ αὖτε χρειὼ ἐμεῖο γένηται
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10.172
χρειὼ βεβίηκεν Ἀχαιούς
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Od. 4.312
τίπτε δέ σε χρειὼ δεῦρʼ ἤγαγε; . . δήμιον ἦ ἴδιον;
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2.28
τίνα χρειὼ τόσον ἵκει;
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Il. 21.322
οὐδέ τί μιν χρεὼ ἔσται τυμβοχόης
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Hom. ellipt., χρεώ c. acc. pers., τίπτε δέ σε χρεώ (sc. ἱκάνει); Od. 1.225, Il. 10.85: folld. by a gen., οὔ τί με ταύτης χρεὼ τιμῆς need of it touches me not, 9.608; χρεὼ βουλῆς ἐμὲ καὶ σέ 10.43, cf. 9.75; τί δέ σε χρεὼ ἐμεῖο; 11.606: also c. inf., τὸν δὲ μάλα χρεὼ ἑστάμεναι κρατερῶς he needs must stand firm, ib. 409; οὐδέ τί μιν χρεὼ νηῶν ἐπιβαινέμεν Od. 4.707, cf. Il. 18.406, Od. 15.201, A.R. 1.649.
Citations (3)
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10.43
χρεὼ βουλῆς ἐμὲ καὶ σέ
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11.606
τί δέ σε χρεὼ ἐμεῖο;
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Od. 4.707
οὐδέ τί μιν χρεὼ νηῶν ἐπιβαινέμεν
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II
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necessity, destiny, fate, A.R. 1.440; ἡ εἰς τὸ χ. μετάστασις Inscr.Prien. 99, al. (ii/i B. C.).
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ἡ εἰς τὸ χ. μετάστασις
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oracle, prophecy, χρειὼ θεσπίζων μεταμώνιον A.R. 1.491.
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A.R. 1.491
χρειὼ θεσπίζων μεταμώνιον
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III
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χρῆμα, affair, object, Id. 4.191; simply, thing, Id. 3.33.—The word is mostly Ep. — Hom. uses both forms χρεώ and χρειώ: but in the ellipt. phrase, mentioned I.2, he always has χρεώ, as monosyll.:—in Il. 11.606 χρεώ before a vowel is used short:— χρεώ is disyll. in Parm. 1.28.

Citations (From Models)

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