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δεῖ:subj. δέη,sts. contr.
δῆ(in codd. of Com., as Ar. Ra. 265 );
A.
ὁπόσου κα δῆ
IG 4.1484.65
(Epid.), cf. SIG 245
G 47 (Delph.); opt. δέοι
Th. 4.4
;inf. δεῖν; part. δέον(v. infr. IV):impf. ἔδει,
Ion.
ἔδεε:fut.
δεήσει
E. Hipp. 941
, etc.:aor.I ἐδέησε
Th. 2.77
, etc.—Impers. fromδέω(A),there is need(the sense of moral obligation, prop. belonging toχρή,is later, S. Ph. 583 , etc.):
I. c.acc.pers.etinf.,it is needful forone to do,one must,once in Hom. ,τί δὲ δεῖ πολεμιζέμεναι . . Ἀργείουςwhyneedthe Argives fight? Il. 9.337 ; δ. <μ'> ἐλθεῖν
, etc.: with nom. of the Pron., ἡγούμην . . δεῖν . . μεγαλοψυχότερος φαίνεσθαι
: rarelyδεῖ ς' ὅπως δείξεις,
= δεῖ σε δεῖξαι , S. Aj. 556 , cf. Ph. 54 ; δεῖ ς' ὅπως μηδὲν διοίσεις
; (the full constr. in S. Ph. 77
τοῦτο δεῖ σοφισθῆναι . . ὅπως γενήσῃ): rarely c. dat. pers.,there is need of . .for . ., θεοῖσι προσβαλεῖν χθονὶ ἄλλην δεήσει γαῖαν
, cf. X. An. 3.4.35 , Oec. 7.20 : the acc. pers. is often omitted,ἐκ τῶν μανθάνειν δεῖ(sc.ἡμᾶς) Hdt. 1.8 , cf. A. Ag. 567 , Eu. 826 , etc.
2. c. acc. rei etinf., δεῖ τι γενέσθαι
; παραδείγματα, καθ' ἃ δέοι ἀποκρίνεσθαι
, etc.; alsoἐπεὶ δέ οἱ ἔδεε κακῶς γενέσθαιsinceit was fatedfor him . ., since hewas doomed . .,
Hdt. 2.161 , cf. 8.53 , 9.109 , S. OT 825 ; forοἴομαι δεῖν,
3. abs. withinf.understood,μὴ πεῖθ' ἃ μὴ δεῖ(sc.πείθειν) S. OC 1442 , cf. OT 1273 ;εἴ τι δέοι, ἤν τι δέῃ(sc.γενέσθαι), X. Mem. 1.2.59 , Th. 1.44 ;κἂν δέῃ(sc.τροχάζειν) , τροχάζῶ
II. c. gen. rei,there is need of,freq. with neg., οὐδὲν ἂν δέοι πολλοῦ ἀργυρίου
, etc.; τί δεῖ τῆς ἀρετῆς;
; sts. withinf.added, μακροῦ λόγου δεῖ ταῦτ' ἐπεξελθεῖν
b. freq. in phrases,πολλοῦ δεῖ there wants much, far from it, ὀλίγου δεῖ there wants little, all but;in full c.inf., πολλοῦ δεῖ οὕτως ἔχειν
; τοὺς Πλαταιέας ἐλαχίστου ἐδέησε διαφθεῖραι [τὸ πῦρ]
; πολλοῦ γε δεῖ, πολλοῦ γε καὶ δεῖ
, D. 18.300 , 21.71 ;τοῦ πλεῦνος αἰεὶ ἔδεε there wasalways furtherto travel,
Hdt. 4.43 ; τοῦ παντὸς δεῖ
: alsoὀλίγου δεῖνabs., in same sense, Pl. Ap. 22a , etc.; μικροῦ δεῖν
2. with dat. pers. added, δεῖ μοί τινος
, E. Med. 565 , Th. 1.71 , etc.
3. with acc. pers. added, αὐτὸν γάρ σε δεῖ προμηθέως
, cf. E. Rh. 837 , Hipp. 23 .
4. rarely with Subj. in nom.,δεῖ μοί τιsomethingis needfulto me, ἓν δεῖ μόνον μοι
; πρῶτον μὲν τοῦτο δεῖ, ὑπειληφέναι . .
Med. ,δεῖται there is need,c. gen., δεῖταί σοι τῆς αὐτῆς ἐρωτήσεως
; ἑτέρου δεῖσθαι στρατηγοῦ νομίζων
: c.inf., ὥστε βραχέ̓ ἐμοὶ δεῖσθαι φράσαι
(codd.); δεήσεται . . ἀναγράφεσθαι
; τήν μευ γλῶσσαν ἐκτεμεῖν δεῖται
IV. neut.part. δέον(δεῖνis dub. in Ar. Fr. 220 , Lys. 14.7 , cf. A.D. Adv. 132.30 , Hdn.Gr. 2.328 , al., Hsch. ): abs.,it being needfulorfitting,
Pl. Prt. 355d , etc.;οὐκ ἀπήντα, δέον,he did not appear in court,though he ought to have done so,
D. 21.90 : c.inf., Ar. Nu. 988 ;οὐδὲν δέον there beingnoneed,
= δέοι ἄν , Plb. 2.37.5 , etc.: less freq. gen. abs.δέοντος,c. acc.inf., Corn. ND 17 .
2. Subst. δέον,τό(v. sub voc.).
References
- IG 4.1484.65
- SIG 245
- G 47
- Th. 4.4
- E. Hipp. 941
- Th. 2.77
- S. Ph. 583
- Hom.
- Il. 9.337
- Pi. O. 6.28
- D. 19.235
- S. Aj. 556
- Ph. 54
- Cratin. 108
- S. Ph. 77
- X. An. 3.4.35
- Oec. 7.20
- Hdt. 1.8
- A. Ag. 567
- Eu. 826
- Th. 5.26
- Pl. Men. 79a
- Hdt. 2.161
- 8.53
- 9.109
- S. OT 825
- S. OC 1442
- OT 1273
- X. Mem. 1.2.59
- Th. 1.44
- Philetaer. 3
- Pl. Cri. 45a
- Arist. Pol. 1309b10
- A. Pr. 870
- 875
- Supp. 407
- Pl. Ap. 35d
- Ar. Ach. 543
- D. 18.300
- 21.71
- Hdt. 4.43
- Luc. Merc.Cond. 13
- Pl. Ap. 22a
- D. 27.29
- A. Ag. 848
- E. Med. 565
- Th. 1.71
- A. Pr. 86
- E. Rh. 837
- Hipp. 23
- E. Supp. 594
- Antipho 6.12
- D. 10.15
- Pl. Men. 79c
- Aen.Tact. 13.1
- Plu. Pel. 26
- S. OC 570
- Aen.Tact. 31.9
- Herod. 6.41
- Ar. Fr. 220
- Lys. 14.7
- A.D. Adv. 132.30
- 2.328
- Hsch.
- Pl. Prt. 355d
- D. 21.90
- Ar. Nu. 988
- Hdt. 3.65
- X. Cyr. 3.2.8
- Plu. Fab. 9
- Plb. 2.37.5
- Corn. ND 17
