χηρ-εύω, intr.,
A. to be without, lack,c. gen., νῆσος ἀνδρῶν χ.
Od. 9.124
, cf. Plu. Pomp. 28 , Ael. NA 4.59 : γῆ χ. τῶν ἐκπονούντων
Alciphr. 3.25
; ὁλκὰς τῶν ἐμπλεόντων χηρεύουσα
Hld. 1.1
;τῶν τῆς Ἀφροδίτης ὀργίων χ.Ach. Tat. 4.1 ; οὐδέποτε χ. τῶν ὄντων τινὸς ὁ κόσμος
Herm.
ap. Stob. 1.41.6 ; χ. ἀπό τινος
Steph. in Hp. 1.219
D.
2. abs. of a woman,to be widowed, live in widowhood,
Is. 6.51 , D. 30.11 , 33 ; of birds, Arist. Fr. 347 ; also of men,to be a widower,
Plu. Cat.Ma. 24 :— Med. , χηρεύσῃ λέχος
E. Alc. 1089