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χρεών
χρεών indecl., properly a part. neut. of χρή that which must be, τὸ χρεὼν γίνεσθαι Hdt.; τὸ χρεὼν τοῦ χρησμοῦ Plut. need, necessity, fate, Eur., Plat. χρεών (sc. ἐστι) , much like χρή, ʼtis fated, necessary, Lat. oportet, c. inf., Theogn., Aesch., etc. sometimes as a neut. part. (like ἐξόν, etc.), it being necessary, since it was necessary, Hdt. more rarely that which is expedient or right, Soph., Ar., etc. absol., οὐ χρεὼν ἄρχετε ye rule unrightfully, Thuc.

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necessity; it is necessary

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χρεών indecl., properly a part. neut. of χρή that which must be, τὸ χρεὼν γίνεσθαι Hdt.; τὸ χρεὼν τοῦ χρησμοῦ Plut. need, necessity, fate, Eur., Plat. χρεών (sc. ἐστι) , much like χρή, ʼtis fated, necessary, Lat. oportet, c. inf., Theogn., Aesch., etc. sometimes as a neut. part. (like ἐξόν, etc.), it being necessary, since it was necessary, Hdt. more rarely that which is expedient or right, Soph., Ar., etc. absol., οὐ χρεὼν ἄρχετε ye rule unrightfully, Thuc.
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35892
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n35933
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xrew/n

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