χρειώδης
From LSJ
εἰ μὴ ἦλθον καὶ ἐλάλησα αὐτοῖς, ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ εἶχον → if I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin
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.
