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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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a using, employment, use

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Headword:

χρῆσις

Headword (normalized):

χρῆσις

Headword (normalized/stripped):

χρησις

IDX:

35914

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n35955

Key:

xrh=sis

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