δέον
δέον (written
A). δείον PSI 4.361.4 (iii B. C.), etc.),
οντος,
τό, neut. Subst., prop. part. of impers.
δεῖ (q. v.):—
that which is binding, needful, right, μᾶλλον τοῦ δ. X. Mem. 4.3.8 ;
τὰ δ. Th. 1.22 , etc.;
οὐδὲν τῶν δ. πράττοντες Isoc. 3.25 ;
πρὸ τοῦ δ. before
it be needful, S. Ph. 891 ;
ἐν δέοντι (sc.
καιρῷ) in
good time, E. Med. 1277 ,
Plu. Cim. 17 ;
ἐν τῷ δ. Hdt. 2.159 ;
ἐς δέον ἐγεγόνεε Id. 1.119 , cf.
186 ;
ἐς δ. πάρεστι S. OT 1416 , cf.
Ant. 386 ;
εἰς δ. λέγειν D. 4.14 ;
εἰς τὸ δ. for
needful purposes, or
in case of need, ἐς τὸ δ. χρῆσθαι Hdt. 2.173 : hence of
secret service, εἰς τὸ δ. ἀπώλεσα Ar. Nu. 859 (parody of Pericles'
εἰς τὸ δ. ἀνήλωσα Sch. ad loc.);
εἰς οὐδὲν δ. ἀναλίσκειν D. 3.28 : so in pl.,
εἰς δέοντα ἀναλωθῆναι Andronic.Rhod.
p.577 M.
ShortDef
that which is binding, needful, right, proper
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
δέον
Headword (normalized/stripped):
δεον
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">δέον</span> (written <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">δείον</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PSI</span> 4.361.4 </span> (iii B. C.), etc.), <span class="itype greek">οντος</span>, <span class="gen greek">τό</span>, neut. Subst., prop. part. of impers. <span class="foreign greek">δεῖ</span> (q. v.):—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">that which is binding, needful, right,</span> <span class="quote greek">μᾶλλον τοῦ δ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:3:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:3:8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mem.</span> 4.3.8 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τὰ δ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 1.22 </a> , etc.; <span class="quote greek">οὐδὲν τῶν δ. πράττοντες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg014.perseus-grc1:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg014.perseus-grc1:25/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 3.25 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">πρὸ τοῦ δ.</span> before <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">it be needful,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:891" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:891/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 891 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἐν δέοντι</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">καιρῷ</span>) in <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">good time,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1277" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1277/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Med.</span> 1277 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg035:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg035:17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cim.</span> 17 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἐν τῷ δ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:159" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.159/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.159 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐς δέον ἐγεγόνεε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:119" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.119/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 1.119 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:186" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:186/canonical-url/"> 186 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἐς δ. πάρεστι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1416" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1416/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 1416 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:386" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:386/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 386 </a>; <span class="quote greek">εἰς δ. λέγειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg004.perseus-grc1:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg004.perseus-grc1:14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 4.14 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">εἰς τὸ δ.</span> for <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">needful purposes,</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">in case of need,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἐς τὸ δ. χρῆσθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:173" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.173/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.173 </a> : hence of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">secret service,</span> <span class="quote greek">εἰς τὸ δ. ἀπώλεσα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:859" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:859/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 859 </a> (parody of Pericles\' <span class="foreign greek">εἰς τὸ δ. ἀνήλωσα</span> Sch. ad loc.); <span class="quote greek">εἰς οὐδὲν δ. ἀναλίσκειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg003.perseus-grc1:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg003.perseus-grc1:28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 3.28 </a> : so in pl., <span class="foreign greek">εἰς δέοντα ἀναλωθῆναι</span> Andronic.Rhod.<span class="bibl"> p.577 </span> M.</div> </div><br><br>'}