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χρεώ χρέος, χρεία want, need; hence desire, longing, urgent wish, Hom.; ἦ τι μάλα χρεώ of a truth something is much needed, Il.; χρειοῖ ἀναγκαίῃ by dire necessity, Il.; c. gen., χρειὼ ἐμεῖο want, need of me, Hom. χρειὼ ἱκάνεται want, necessity arises, Hom.; so, χρειὼ γίγνεται Il.; τίπτε δέ σε χρειὼ δεῦρʼ ἤγαγε; Od. χρ. ἱκάνει τινά comes upon him, ἐμὲ δὲ χρεὼ γίγνεται αὐτῆς (sc. τῆς νηός) need of the ship comes upon me, Il.; οὐδέ τί μιν χρεὼ ἔσται τυμβοχοῆς nor will need of a grave be felt by him, Il. hence the elliptical use of χρεώ c. acc. pers., τίπτε δέ σε χρεώ (sc. ἱκάνει) ; Hom.; c. gen. rei, οὔτι με ταύτης χρεὼ τιμῆς need of it touches me not, Il.; χρεὼ βουλῆς ἐμὲ καὶ σέ Il.;—also c. inf., τὸν χρεὼ ἑστάμεναι κρατερῶς he needs must stand firm, Il.; οὐδέ τί μιν χρεὼ νηῶν ἐπιβαινέμεν Od. χρέω in Hom. is a monosyll.

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want, need

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χρεώ

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χρεώ

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χρεω

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35893

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n35934

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