χράω(A), used in Ep. only inaor. 2,
A. fall upon, attack, assail,c. dat. pers., στυγερὸς δέ οἱ ἔχραε δαίμων
Od. 5.396
; τίς τοι κακὸς ἔχραε δαίμων;
10.64
; so ἠϊθέοις οὐκ ἔστι τόσος πόνος, ὁππόσος ἡμῖν . . ἔχραε
AP 5.296
( Agath. ): cf.ἐπιχράω(B).
II. c. acc. rei,inflictupon a person, κακὸν δέ οἱ ἔχραε κοῖτον
Nic. Th. 315
.
III. c.inf.,conceive a desireto . . ,τίπτε σὸς υἱὸς ἐμὸν ῥόον ἔχραε κήδειν ἐξ ἄλλων;whydid he want(orneeded he) to vex my stream of all others? Il. 21.369 ;μνηστῆρες . . , οἳ τόδε δῶμα ἐχράετ' ἐσθιέμεν καὶ πινέμενye suitors . . , whohave become so eagerto . . , Od. 21.69 . (For signfs. 1 , 11 , cf.ζαχρηής; for 111 perh. cf.χρή, κέχρημαι(χράω(B) C),χρῇ, χρῇς.)