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 ;
A). τὸ χ. Inscr.Prien. 9 ), al. (ii/i B. C.):(
χρή, χρεία):—
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.,
ἵν’ οὐ χρεὼ πείς ματός 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 δεῦρ’ 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 1.2 )
4.634 ; even
οὐδέ τί μιν χρεὼ ἔσται τυμβοχόης Il. 21.322 .
2). used by
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 .
II). =
χρεών ,
necessity, destiny, fate, A.R. 1.440 ;
ἡ εἰς τὸ χ. μετάστασις Inscr.Prien. 99 , al. (ii/i B. C.).
2). oracle, prophecy, χρειὼ θεσπίζων μεταμώνιον A.R. 1.491 .
III). =
χρέος or
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
1.2 , he always has
χρεώ, as monosyll.:—in
Il. 11.606 χρεώ before a vowel is used short:—
χρεώ is disyll. in
Parm. 1.28 .
ShortDef
want, need
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
χρεώ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
χρεω
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">χρεώ</span>, Ep. <span class="orth greek">χρειώ</span>, gen. <span class="itype greek">οῦς</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, less freq. neut., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:142" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.142/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 10.142 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:2.28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 2.28 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5:189" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:5.189/canonical-url/"> 5.189 </a> (where <span class="foreign greek">τόσον</span> agrees with <span class="foreign greek">χ.</span>), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:312" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:4.312/canonical-url/"> 4.312 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:85" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.85/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 10.85 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11:606" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:11.606/canonical-url/"> 11.606 </a>, perh. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:197" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.197/canonical-url/"> 9.197 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:608" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:608/canonical-url/"> 608 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:322" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:21.322/canonical-url/"> 21.322 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:308" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.308/canonical-url/"> 23.308 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:707" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:4.707/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 4.707 </a>; <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">τὸ χ.</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Inscr.Prien.</span> 9 </span> ), al. (ii/i B. C.):(<span class="etym greek">χρή, χρεία</span>):—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">want, need;</span> <span class="foreign greek">ἦ τι μάλα χρεώ</span> of a truth there is much <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">need,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:197" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.197/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 9.197 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">χρειοῖ ἀναγκαίῃ</span> by dire <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">necessity,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:57" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:8.57/canonical-url/"> 8.57 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἀναγκαίης ὕπο χρειοῦς φεύγοντες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0263.tlg001:[36:9]" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0263.tlg001:%5B36.9%5D/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sol.</span> [36.9] </a> ap.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg003.perseus-grc1:12:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg003.perseus-grc1:12.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ath.</span> 12.4 </a>: c. gen., <span class="foreign greek">ἵν’ οὐ χρεὼ πείς ματός ἐστιν</span> where there is no <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">need of</span> a cable, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9:136" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:9.136/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 9.136 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">χρειὼ ἱκάνεται</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">want, necessity</span> arises, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:118" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.118/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 10.118 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:142" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:142/canonical-url/"> 142 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:6:136" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:6.136/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 6.136 </a>; <span class="quote greek">εἴ ποτε δὴ αὖτε χρειὼ ἐμεῖο γένηται</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:341" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.341/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 1.341 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">χρειὼ βεβίηκεν Ἀχαιούς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:172" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.172/canonical-url/"> 10.172 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τίπτε δέ σε χρειὼ δεῦρ’ ἤγαγε;. . δήμιον ἦ ἴδιον;</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:312" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:4.312/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 4.312 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ὅτε με χρειὼ τόσον ἵκοι</span> if so great a <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">need</span> should come upon me, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5:189" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:5.189/canonical-url/"> 5.189 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τίνα χρειὼ τόσον ἵκει;</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:2.28/canonical-url/"> 2.28 </a> ; also <span class="foreign greek">ἐμὲ δὲ χρεὼ γίγνεται αὐτῆς</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">τῆς νηός, χρεὼ γίγνεται</span> being = <span class="ref greek">χρή</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:1.2/canonical-url/"> 1.2 </a>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:634" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:4.634/canonical-url/"> 4.634 </a>; even <span class="quote greek">οὐδέ τί μιν χρεὼ ἔσται τυμβοχόης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:322" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:21.322/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 21.322 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> used by <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> ellipt., <span class="foreign greek">χρεώ</span> c. acc. pers., <span class="foreign greek">τίπτε δέ σε χρεώ</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">ἱκάνει</span>); <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:225" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:1.225/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 1.225 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:85" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.85/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 10.85 </a>: folld. by a gen., <span class="foreign greek">οὔ τί με ταύτης χρεὼ τιμῆς</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">need of</span> it touches me not, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:608" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.608/canonical-url/"> 9.608 </a>; <span class="quote greek">χρεὼ βουλῆς ἐμὲ καὶ σέ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:43" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.43/canonical-url/"> 10.43 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:75" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.75/canonical-url/"> 9.75 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τί δέ σε χρεὼ ἐμεῖο;</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11:606" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:11.606/canonical-url/"> 11.606 </a> : also c. inf., <span class="foreign greek">τὸν δὲ μάλα χρεὼ ἑστάμεναι κρατερῶς</span> he <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">needs</span> must stand firm, ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:409" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:409/canonical-url/"> 409 </a>; <span class="quote greek">οὐδέ τί μιν χρεὼ νηῶν ἐπιβαινέμεν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:707" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:4.707/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 4.707 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:406" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:18.406/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 18.406 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:15:201" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:15.201/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 15.201 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:649" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.649/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 1.649 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> = <span class="ref greek">χρεών</span> , <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">necessity, destiny, fate,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:440" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.440/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 1.440 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἡ εἰς τὸ χ. μετάστασις</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Inscr.Prien.</span> 99 </span> , al. (ii/i B. C.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">oracle, prophecy,</span> <span class="quote greek">χρειὼ θεσπίζων μεταμώνιον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:491" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.491/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 1.491 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> = <span class="ref greek">χρέος</span> or <span class="foreign greek">χρῆμα,</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">affair, object,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:191" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.191/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 4.191 </a>; simply, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">thing,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.33/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 3.33 </a>.—The word is mostly Ep.— <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> uses both forms <span class="foreign greek">χρεώ</span> and <span class="foreign greek">χρειώ</span>: but in the ellipt. phrase, mentioned <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.2/canonical-url/"> 1.2 </a>, he always has <span class="foreign greek">χρεώ,</span> as monosyll.:—in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11:606" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:11.606/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 11.606 </a> <span class="foreign greek">χρεώ</span> before a vowel is used short:—<span class="foreign greek">χρεώ</span> is disyll. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1562.tlg001:1:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1562.tlg001:1.28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Parm.</span> 1.28 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}