χρῆσις
χρῆσις
χρῆσις, εως,
χράομαι
a using, employment, use made of a thing, Pind.: in pl. uses, advantages, Pind., Xen.:—opp. to κτῆσις (possession), Plat., etc.
means of using, usefulness, Thuc., Plat.; ἔχειν χρῆσιν to be useful, Dem.
intimacy, acquaintance, Lat. usus, Isocr.; ἡ χρ. ἡ πρὸς ἀλλήλους Arist.
(χράω. I), the response of an oracle, [Pind.
(χράω3. II), a lending, loan, Arist.
Headword (normalized):
χρῆσις
Headword (normalized/stripped):
χρησις
Intro Text:
χρῆσις
χρῆσις, εως,
χράομαι
a using, employment, use made of a thing, Pind.: in pl. uses, advantages, Pind., Xen.:—opp. to κτῆσις (possession), Plat., etc.
means of using, usefulness, Thuc., Plat.; ἔχειν χρῆσιν to be useful, Dem.
intimacy, acquaintance, Lat. usus, Isocr.; ἡ χρ. ἡ πρὸς ἀλλήλους Arist.
(χράω. I), the response of an oracle, [Pind.
(χράω3. II), a lending, loan, Arist.
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