About
Menu

χρεῖος

χρεῖος2, needing, being in want of

Could not find χρεῖος2 in Logeion dictionaries. Looking for closest alphabetic form.

χρεῖος, τό, Ep. for χρέος, q. v.
χρεῖος, ον, (χρή)
  • needing, in want of, νῦν γὰρ εἶ χ. φίλων E. HF 1337; πάντων . . χρεῖοι ib. 51: abs., needy, poor, χρεῖος εἶ, ξένη, φυγάς A. Supp. 202; χ. ὢν οὐδὲν σθένει E. Fr. 142; also in later Prose, ἄνθρωποι χ. τροφῆς D.Chr. 32.9; λουτροῦ χρεῖός ἐστιν Luc. Am. 42, cf. Ph. 2.98, etc., v. Moer. p.415P., Thom.Mag. p.400R.
    • II useful, ἀνὴρ εἰς οὐδὲν χ. Anon. ap. Eust. 218.8; χρεῖον οὐκ ἔχων ἀγωγῆς τοῦτον τὸν τρόπον holding this form of education unnecessary, Phld. Acad.Ind. p.79M.; ἐὰν . . χρ[ῖ] ον ἔχῃς (sc. ἔλαιον) dub. in POxy. 1665.16 (iii A. D.).

Saved

Recent