χρειώδης
ἀλλ' ἐπὶ καὶ θανάτῳ φάρμακον κάλλιστον ἑᾶς ἀρετᾶς ἅλιξιν εὑρέσθαι σὺν ἄλλοις → even at the price of death, the fairest way to win his own exploits together with his other companions | but even at the risk of death would find the finest elixir of excellence together with his other companions | but to find, together with other young men, the finest remedy — the remedy of one's own valor — even at the risk of death
English (LSJ)
ες,
A needful, Phld.D.3Fr.87, Ph.2.23, J.BJ5.5.8, Ruf. ap. Orib.8.24.7, Ael.Tact.34.1; τισι Crantor ap.S.E.M11.53, Plu.2.724e; τὸ χ. necessity, Luc.Am.38; τὸ ἀναγκαῖον καὶ χ. Plu.2.1118b; ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς χριώδεσιν (sic) τῆς πατρίδος IG4.716.13 (Hermione); χ. ἀπόφθεγμα, = χρεία v, D.L.4.47: Comp. and Sup., -έστερος, -έστατος, Ael.Tact.1.7: Comp., Hld.6.11: Sup., Ps.-Luc. Philopatr.19. II in need of, τἄλλα ὧν ὁ ἀνθρώπινος βίος χρειώδης Ph. ap. Eus.PE8.11: abs., of parts of the body, needy, opp. ἐνεργά (productive), Mnesith. ap. Steph.in Gal.1.241D.; deficient, τὸ χ. Corp.Herm.18.6.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
χρειώδης: -ες, ὁ χρήσιμος ἢ ἀναγκαῖος τὴν φύσιν, συχν. παρὰ τοῖς γραμματικοῖς· τινὶ Πλούτ. 2. 724Ε· τὸ χρειῶδες, ἡ χρησιμότης, Λουκ. Ἔρωτ. 38· τὸ ἀναγκαῖον καὶ χρειῶδες Πλούτ. 2. 1018C· ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς χρειώδεσι τῆς πατρίδος Συλλ. Ἐπιγρ. 1223· χρ. ἀπόφθεγμα = χρεία Ι. 4, Διογ. Λ. 4. 47· ὑπερθετ. -έστατος Ψευδολουκ. Φιλόπ. 19.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ης, ες :
utile, profitable, avantageux à, τινι ; τὸ χρειῶδες l’utile;
Sp. χρειωδέστατος.
Étymologie: χρεία, -ωδης.
