χατέω
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
English (LSJ)
Ep. Verb, used by Hom. only in pres.: later, impf.
A χατέεσκε Nonn.D.4.56. I c. inf., crave, need, οὐδέ τις ἡμῖν δόρπου μνῆστις ἔην, μάλα περ χατέουσιν ἑλέσθαι Od.13.280; δμῶες χατέουσιν ἀντία δεσποίνης φάσθαι 15.376: abs., χατέοντί περ ἔμπης Il.15.399, cf. 9.518; μάλα περ χατέουσα Od.2.249. II c. gen., want, have need of, πάντες δὲ θεῶν χατέουσ' ἄνθρωποι 3.48; μάλα περ χατέοντες ἀρωγῆς Epic.Oxy.422, cf. AP5.301.20 (Agath.), 7.583 (Id.), etc. III rarely c. acc. οἷά τε πολλὰ ἄνθρωποι χ. A.R.4.1557.
