χρῄζω, [
Refs 6th c.BC+]
present and
imperfect (but see below [
Refs]:
Epic dialect and
Ionic dialect χρηΐζω, as always in [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; written
χρηιίζω, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; also
χρεΐζω, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+];
Doric dialect χρῄζω [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; also
χρήζω [
Refs 3rd c.BC+];
χρείζω [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]: sicil.
Doric dialect χρῄσδω [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; Megarian dialect
Doric dialect χρῄδδω [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
future χρῄσω [
Refs 5th c.BC+],
Ionic dialect χρηΐσω [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
aorist Ionic dialect χρηΐσαι probably [
Refs];
participle χρηΐσας[
Refs]: (χρή):—
want, lack, have need of, with
genitive, χρηΐζοντα. ἰητῆρος [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; δύο χρῄσει [μεσοτάτων] [
Refs 5th c.BC+] [same place]:
absolutely in
participle χρηΐζων
needy, poor, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
2)
desire, long for, crave, χρηΐζειν ἀπεόντος[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῦ μακροῦ χ. βίου Soph.[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; an
infinitive may frequently be supplied, φράζε. ὅ τι χρῄζεις (i.e. φράζειν) [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τί δῆτα χρῄζει;[
Refs]
2.b) with
accusative person et
infinitive,
ask or
desire that one should do a thing, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; so with
genitive person et
infinitive,
desire of one to do, [
Refs]; in Trag, with
infinitive only,
desire to do a thing, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2.c) with
double genitive person et
of things, τῶνδε ἐγὼ ὑμέων χρηΐζων συνέλεξα hdt.[
Refs]
2.d) χρῄζειν παρά τινος with
infinitive, Ps.-[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
3)
participle χρῄζων is used
absolutely for εἰ χρῄζει,
if one will, if one chooses, [
Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἄλλα φανεῖ χρῄζων (i.e. Ἑρμῆς)
if propitious, [
Refs]; ἢν τὸν θεὸν χρῄζοντ᾽ ἔχῃ [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποταγγελλέτω ὁ χρῄζων, ={ὁ βουλόμενος}, [
Refs]; also τὸ χρῇζον
your solicitation, E.IA 1017.
II)
passive, χρησθείς is
falsa lectio in [
Refs 5th c.BC+]