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χρῄζω

χρῄζω, to need, want, lack, have need of

χρῄζω2, deliver an oracle, foretell

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χρῄζομεν present active indicative 1st plural, imperfect active indicative 1st plural of χρῄζω

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χρῄζω, Thgn. 958, A. Pr. 376, Ar. Nu. 891 (anap.), Th. 3.109, etc.; in Att. hardly found exc. in pres. and impf. (but v. infr. II): Ep. and Ion. χρηΐζω, as always in Hom., and Hdt. 1.41, 5.19, 30, 9.87; written χρηιίζω, SIG 57.41 (Milet., v B. C.); also χρεΐζω, Herod. 7.64; Dor. χρῄζω SIG 56.23 (Argos, v B. C.); also χρήζω ib. 1006.3 (Cos, iii B. C.); χρείζω ib. 953.27 (Calymna, ii B. C.): sicil. Dor. χρῄσδω Theoc. 8.11; Megar.Dor. χρῄδδω Ar. Ach. 734: fut. χρῄσω Ti.Locr. 99a, Ion. χρηΐσω Hdt. 7.38: aor. Ion. χρηΐσαι prob. Id. 5.65; part. χρηΐσας ib. 20, 7.38: (χρή):—
  • want, lack, have need of, c. gen., χρηΐζοντα . . ἰητῆρος Il. 11.835; εἴρετο . . ὅττευ χρηΐζων ἱκόμην Od. 17.121, cf. 558; οὐδʼ ἐμοῦ διδασκάλου χρῄζεις A. Pr. 376; δύο χρῄσει [μεσοτάτων] Ti.Locr. l.c.: abs. in part. χρηΐζων needy, poor, Od. 11.340, Hes. Op. 351.
      • 2 desire, long for, crave, χρηΐζειν ἀπεόντος ib. 367; τοῦτον ὦν δοκέω . . ποιήσειν ὧν ἂν χρηΐζωμεν Hdt. 5.30; χρημάτων χ. Id. 9.87; βορᾶς A. Ch. 530; τοῦ μακροῦ χ. βίου Soph.Aj. 473: rarely c. acc., πᾶν μᾶλλον δοκέων μιν χρηΐσειν ἢ τὸ ἐδεήθη Hdt. 7.38; ὥστʼ ἄλλα χρῄζειν S. OT 595, cf. E. Supp. 123; an inf. may freq. be supplied, φράζε . . ὅ τι χρῄζεις (sc. φράζειν) Ar. Nu. 359, cf. 453 (both anap.); ἴθʼ ὅποι χρῄζεις (sc. ἰέναι) ib. 891 (anap.), cf. Th. 751, A. Pr. 928, S. OT 365; τί δῆτα χρῄζεις; ib. 622, OC 643.
        • b c. acc. pers. et inf., ask or desire that one should do a thing, Hdt. 1.41, 112, 152, al.; so c. gen. pers. et inf., desire of one to do, Id. 5.19, 65, 9.55; in Trag., c. inf. only, desire to do a thing, A. Pr. 235, 285, al., S. OT 91, E. Hec. 347, etc.: rare in Prose, Th. 3.109, X. Cyr. 1.6.15.
        • c c. dupl. gen. pers. et rei, τῶνδε ἐγὼ ὑμέων χρηΐζων συνέλεξα Hdt. 7.53.
        • d χρῄζειν παρά τινος c. inf., Ps.-Hdt. Vit.Hom. 17.
      • 3 part. χρῄζων is used abs. for εἰ χρῄζει, if one will, if one chooses, Thgn. 958, A. Ch. 340 (anap.); ἄλλα φανεῖ χρῄζων (sc. Ἑρμῆς) if propitious, ib. [815] (lyr.); ἢν τὸν θεὸν χρῄζοντʼ ἔχῃ E. Supp. 597; ποταγγελλέτω ὁ χρῄζων, = ὁ βουλόμενος, IG 12(1).677.34 (Ialysus); also τὸ χρῇζον your solicitation, E. IA 1017.
    • II Pass., χρησθείς is f. l. in S. Ant. 24.
χρῄζω,
  • = χράω (B) A. I, deliver an oracle, foretell, only in E. Hel. 516 (lyr.; leg. χρήσασʼ).

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