χρῆσις
<*> χρῆσις, εως,
ἡ,(
χράομαι)
I). employment, use made of a thing,
ἀνέμων Pi. O. 11(10).2 ;
χρημάτων Democr. 282 ;
οἰκίας Pl. Erx. 394d , cf.
SIG 987.33 (Chios, iv B. C.);
τὴν κατ’ ἀξίαν χ. ποιοῦνται ἑκάστῳ (fort. leg.
ἑκάστου)
Iamb. Protr. 5 ;
use, practice, Hp. VM 4 ; in pl.,
uses, advantages, Pi. N. 1.30 ;
αἱ ἐς τὰ πολεμικὰ χ. the
uses of war,
X. Cyr. 8.5.7 ;
αἱ πολιτικαὶ χ. Arist. Pol. 1267a23 ; opp.
κτῆσις, Pl. Mx. 238b ,
Arist. EN 1098b32 ,
Cic. Fam. 7.29.1 ; opp.
πώλησις, X. Oec. 3.9 .
4). Gramm.,
usage, of words,
ἡ ἐξαλλαγὴ τῆς συνήθους χ. D.H. Amm. 2.3 ;
ἀναστρέφων τὰς χ. ib.
2 , cf.
A.D. Synt. 119.24 , al.;
ἡ Πλάτωνος χ. Id. Pron. 72.18 ; in concrete sense,
example of a word or use,
πυκνῶς αἱ χ. παρὰ Αἰολεῦσιν ib.
66.3 ;
passage cited, f. l. for
κρίσει in
D.H. Rh. 4.3 ; indicated by the symbol <*>,
Anon. Oxy. 1611.56 (iii A. D.); <*>
Ἀριστοφάνους (referring to
Av. 1181 )
An.Ox. 2.452 .
II). (
χράω (B) A),
oracular response, ἀπὸ κείνου χρήσιος at his
bidding, Pi. O. 13.76 .
ShortDef
a using, employment, use
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Headword (normalized):
χρῆσις
Headword (normalized/stripped):
χρησις
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek"><*> χρῆσις,</span> <span class="itype greek">εως</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>,(<span class="etym greek">χράομαι</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>I).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">employment, use</span> made of a thing, <span class="quote greek">ἀνέμων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11(10).2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11(10).2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 11(10).2 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">χρημάτων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0161.tlg001:282" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0161.tlg001:282/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Democr.</span> 282 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">οἰκίας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg038:394d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg038:394d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Erx.</span> 394d </a> , cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SIG</span> 987.33 </span> (Chios, iv B. C.); <span class="foreign greek">τὴν κατ’ ἀξίαν χ. ποιοῦνται ἑκάστῳ</span> (fort. leg. <span class="foreign greek">ἑκάστου</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2023.tlg002:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2023.tlg002:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Iamb.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Protr.</span> 5 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">use, practice,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">VM</span> 4 </a>; in pl., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">uses, advantages,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1.30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 1.30 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">αἱ ἐς τὰ πολεμικὰ χ.</span> the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">uses</span> of war, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:8:5:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:8:5:7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 8.5.7 </a>; <span class="quote greek">αἱ πολιτικαὶ χ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1267a:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1267a.23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1267a23 </a> ; opp. <span class="foreign greek">κτῆσις,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg028.perseus-grc1:238b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg028.perseus-grc1:238b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mx.</span> 238b </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1098b:32" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1098b.32/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EN</span> 1098b32 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:latinLit:phi0474.phi056.perseus-lat1:7:29:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:latinLit:phi0474.phi056.perseus-lat1:7:29:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Cic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fam.</span> 7.29.1 </a>; opp. <span class="foreign greek">πώλησις,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg003.perseus-grc1:3:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg003.perseus-grc1:3.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Oec.</span> 3.9 </a>.</div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">usefulness,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 7.5 </a>; opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἀχρηστία,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:333d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:333d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 333d </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἐς χρῆσιν κρατύνεσθαι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">so as to become useful,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Art.</span> 27 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἔχειν χρῆσιν</span> to be <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">useful,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg011.perseus-grc1:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg011.perseus-grc1:8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 11.8 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">intimacy, acquaintance,</span> <span class="foreign greek">ἡ οἰκειότης καὶ ἡ χ. [τῆς πόλεως</span>] <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg027.perseus-grc1:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg027.perseus-grc1:14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.</span> 2.14 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἡ χ. ἡ πρὸς ἀλλήλους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1280a:36" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1280a.36/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1280a36 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">αἱ οἴκοι χρήσεις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg006.perseus-grc1:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg006.perseus-grc1:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 19.11 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἡ τῶν ἀφροδισίων χ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:841a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:841a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 841a </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:581b:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:581b.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 581b13 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1262a:34" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1262a.34/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1262a34 </a> (pl.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1.26/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.Rom.</span> 1.26 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τὰ ἐν χρήσει</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">familiar</span> objects, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2000.tlg001:4:4:37" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2000.tlg001:4:4:37/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plot.</span> 4.4.37 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> Gramm., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">usage,</span> of words, <span class="quote greek">ἡ ἐξαλλαγὴ τῆς συνήθους χ.</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Amm.</span> 2.3 </span> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἀναστρέφων τὰς χ.</span> ib.<span class="bibl"> 2 </span>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0082.tlg004:119:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0082.tlg004:119.24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.D.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Synt.</span> 119.24 </a>, al.; <span class="quote greek">ἡ Πλάτωνος χ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0082.tlg001:72:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0082.tlg001:72.18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pron.</span> 72.18 </a> ; in concrete sense, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">example</span> of a word or use, <span class="foreign greek">πυκνῶς αἱ χ. παρὰ Αἰολεῦσιν</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0082.tlg001:66:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0082.tlg001:66.3/canonical-url/"> 66.3 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">passage</span> cited, f. l. for <span class="ref greek">κρίσει</span> in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg016:4:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg016:4.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 4.3 </a>; indicated by the symbol <*>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Anon.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Oxy.</span> 1611.56 </span> (iii A. D.); <*> <span class="foreign greek">Ἀριστοφάνους</span> (referring to <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 1181 </span>) <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.Ox.</span> 2.452 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> (<span class="foreign greek">χράω</span> (B) A), <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">oracular response,</span> <span class="foreign greek">ἀπὸ κείνου χρήσιος</span> at his <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bidding,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13:76" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13.76/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 13.76 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> (<span class="foreign greek">χράω</span> (B) B), <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lending, loan,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1131a:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1131a.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EN</span> 1131a4 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:31:23:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:31:23:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 31.23.4 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1605.tlg001:106" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1605.tlg001:106/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ps.-Phoc.</span> 106 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}