want, lack, have need of, χρῄζω, Thgn. 958 , A. Pr. 376 , Ar. Nu. 891 (anap.), Th. 3.109 , etc.; in Att. hardly found exc. inpres.andimpf.(butv.infr. 11 ): Ep. and Ion. χρηί̈ζω, as always in Hom. , a
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want, lack, have need of, χρῄζω, Thgn. 958 , A. Pr. 376 , Ar. Nu. 891 (anap.), Th. 3.109 , etc.; in Att. hardly found exc. inpres.andimpf.(butv.infr. 11 ): Ep. and Ion. χρηί̈ζω, as always in Hom. , a
to need χρῄζω, [[ 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 958, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 376, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 891 (_anapaest meter_), 5th c.BC: Thucydides
deliver an oracle, foretell, χρῄζω, A. = χράω (B) A. 1 ,deliver an oracle, foretell,only in E. Hel. 516 (lyr.; leg.χρήσας').
to need χρῄζω (χρή) [in LXX Jdg.11:7, 1Ki.17:18 A * ;] to need, have need of: with genitive of thing(s), Mat.6:32, Luk.11:8 12:30, 2Co.3:1; with genitive of person(s) before ἐν, Rom.16:2.† (AS)
χρηί̈ζω , Ion. for χρῄζω. χρηί̈ζω, Ion. forχρῄζω.
χρῄσδω , Dor. for χρῄζω. χρῄσδω, Dor. forχρῄζω.
how? πῶς, Ion. κῶς, interrog.Adv.of Manner, A. how? Il. 1.123 , etc.; sts. to express displeasure, 4.26 , S. OT 391 , Ph. 1031 , Tr. 192 ; to express astonishment or doubt,π. εἶπας; A. Pers. 798 ,
desires χρῆ,χρῆς, 3 and 2 pers. sg.pres. indic.of a defect. verb, expld. by Hsch. and Sch. S. Ant. 887 byθέλει χρῄζει, θέλεις χρῄζειςand found in the following passages:εἴτε χρῇ θανεῖνwhether she A.