χρέος

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τό Ep. χρεῖος Hom. (who also uses χρέος, but only in Od., v. infr. 1.1): Att. χρέως Phryn.370, Moeris p.403 P., Choerob.in Theod.1.360H. (and this form appears in codd. of D.25.69, 33.24, 38.14, 40.37, 42.5; but χρέος in Pl.Plt.267a, Lg.958b): gen.

   A χρείους E.IA373 (troch., s. v.l.), χρέους Lys.17.5 codd., χρέως D.49.18 (and so Choerob.l.c.); no dat. occurs in Ep. forms:—pl., nom. and acc. χρέᾰ Hes.Op.647, χρέᾱ Ar.Nu.39, 443 (anap.), cf. Isoc.21.13, Pl.Lg. 684e, etc.; Arc. χρήατα (but Schwyzer [665] χρῆα τά) IG5(2).343.20, 27 (Orchom., iv B. C.); gen. χρεῶν Ar.Nu.13,117, Pl.R.566a, etc.; Ep. χρειῶν Hes.Op.404 (χρεέων cj. Rzach); Ep. dat. χρέεσι Man. 4.135; χρήεσσι A.R.3.1198: (χράομαι, χρή):    I that which one needs must pay, obligation, debt, Ἄρης . . χρέος καὶ δεσμὸν ἀλύξας Od. 8.353, cf. 355; χρεῖος ἀποστήσασθαι, i.e. pay it in full, Il.13.746: esp. of the obligation to restore or pay for 'lified' cattle and plunder, so the heralds of the Pylians summoned to share in booty all οἷσι χρεῖος ὀφείλετ'· . . πολέσιν γὰρ Ἐπειοὶ χρεῖος ὄφειλον (where Sch. A, τὰ περιελασθέντα ἐκ τῆς Πύλου ὑπὸ τῶν Ἐπειῶν θρέμματα χρέως καλεῖ) Il. 11.686, cf. Od.3.367, 21.17; later simply, debt, αὐτὸς ἔτεισε . . χρέος Thgn.205; ἀρᾶς τίνει χ. pays the debt demanded by the curse, A.Ag. 457 (lyr.); μή τι πέρα χρέος . . πόλει προσάψῃς debt, i. e. guilt, S.OC235 (lyr.); χ. πράσσειν τινά exact payment of a debt from one, Pi.O.3.7; ἐμὸν καταίσχυνε χ. dishonoured my debt, i.e. dishonoured me for not paying my debt, for not keeping my promise, ib.10(11).8; τεὸν χ. the debt due to thee, Id.P.8.33: in Com. and Prose, χ. ἀποδιδόναι repay a debt, Hdt.2.136 (where also we have χ. διδόναι to give a loan, and χ. λαμβάνειν to receive a loan), cf. Ar.Nu.117, Pl.Plt.267a; ἔχω χ. ὡς εἰπεῖν οὐδὲν ἀνδρὸς Ἕλληνος I know of nothing that 1 owe to any man of Greece, Hdt.3.140; χ. ἀπαιτεῖν Plu.Oth.2; τὰ ὑπάρχοντα τῶν χ. ἀνεῖσθαι Id.Sol.15; τὸ ἐπὶ τὴν τράπεζαν χρέως (sc. ὀφειλόμενον) D.33.24; ὢ καλὸν εἰς ἄλοχον θέμενος χ., like χάριν θέσθαι (v. τίθημι A. 11.7 fin.), Epigr. in Arch.Pap.1.220 (Ptolemaic); ἔχειν εἴς τι χ. Plu.Caes.48: pl., debts, Hes.Op.647, Ar.Nu.13, etc.; χρειῶν λύσις Hes.Op.404; χρέα ἀπολαβεῖν And.3.15; χρέα ἐπὶ τόκοις ὀφειλόμενα Is.11.42; τὴν οὐσίαν ἅπασαν χρέα κατέλιπον left all the property in outstanding debts, D.38.7; εἰσπραχθέντα χρέα ibid.; ἐκπληρῶσαι τὸ χ. ἅπαν pay it, Pl.Lg.958b; τὸ χ. διαλυέτω SIG306.46 (Tegea, iv B. C.), cf. Plu.Luc.20 (Pass.); πρὸς τὰ χ. ἀπάγεσθαι Plb.38.11.10, D.H.4.9:—cf. ἀποκοπή.    2 metaph., the debt that all must pay, fate, death, οὐκ ἔστι τὸ χ. φυγεῖν Alciphr.1.25; τὸ τῆς ψυχῆς ἀπαιτηθεὶς χ. LXXWi.15.8; also ἂν μή τις θᾶττον ὡς χ. ἀποδιδῷ τὸ ζην Pl.Ax.367b; ὁπότε εἰς τὸν ἀέρα ἀναδράμῃ τὸ χ. (sc. ἡ ψυχή, regarded as lent to the body) Vett.Val.330.33.    II in Poets, business, affair, matter, ἑὸν αὐτοῦ χρεῖος ἐελδόμενος Od.1.409, cf. 2.45; χρέος πᾶν ἐπικραίνεις, of Pelasgos, A.Supp.374 (lyr.); purpose, object, εἰ μὲν γὰρ ὑμῖν μὴ τόδ' ἐκπράξω χρέος ib.472, cf. S.OT 156 (lyr.); πᾶν ὃ θέλεις . . χ. ἐκτετέλεσται Theoc.25.53: c. gen., σὸν οὐκ ἔλασσον ἢ κείνης χ. your affair, E.Hec.892.    2 almost = χρῆμα, thing, τί χρέος; = τί χρῆμα; A.Ag.85 (anap.), E.Heracl.95 (lyr.), cf. S.OC251 (lyr.); ἐφ' ὅ τι χ. ἐμόλετε E.Or.150 (lyr); τί χ. ἔβα δωμα; Id.Fr.1011 (lyr.); τί καινὸν ἦλθε δώμασιν χ.; Id.HF530, cf. Ar. Nu.30 (with play on signf.1), Theoc.24.66.    3 ἐλάφους, μέγα τι χ. (cf. χρῆμα 11.3) Call.Dian.100.    III in Od.11.479, ἦλθον Τειρεσίαο κατὰ χρέος seems to be = Τειρεσίᾳ χρησόμενος (10.492) to consult him.    2 elsewh. κατὰ χρέος means according to what is needful, in due fashion, h.Merc.138, A.R.3.189, Arat.343.    IV duty, task, charge, office, ἦλθε τωὔτ' ἐπὶ χρέος Pi.O.1.45, cf. 7.40; οἷς τόδ' ἦν χρέος A.Pers.777, cf. Th.20; τὸ σὸν μελέσθω . . φρουρῆσαι χρέος S.El.74, cf. E.Or.1253 (lyr.), IT883 (lyr.).    V τὸ συνδρῶν χ. the circumstance of being an accomplice, E.Andr.337.    VI anything useful or serviceable, χρεῶν χρηΐζοντι μετάδοσιν ποιήσασθαι Hp.Jusj.; δέκα στατῆρανς καταστασεῖ, τῶ δὲ χρήϊος( = χρέους) διπλεῖ ὄτι κ' ὀ δικαστὰς ὀμόσει συνεσσάκσαι Leg.Gort.3.14, cf. 11, GDI5100.11 (Malla).    2 value, validity, υηδὲν ἐς χρῆος (or χρέος) ἤμην τὰν δόσιν the gift shall be of no value, i. e. invalid, Leg.Gort.10.24, cf. 31.    VII παρὰ χρέος, = παραχρῆμα, Call.Aet.Oxy.2080.14 (παραχρῆμ' ap.Stob.), Nic.Al.614 (prob. orig. = signf. VIII).    VIII = χρεία, χρεώ, need, τί δ', ὦ τάλας, σε τοῦδ' ἔχει πλέκους χρέος; Answ. χ. μὲν οὐδέν, βούλομαι δ' ὅμως λαβεῖν Ar.Ach.454, cf. Bion Fr.2.2.