oblige
From LSJ
Ἀναξαγόρας δύο ἔλεγε διδασκαλίας εἶναι θανάτου, τόν τε πρὸ τοῦ γενέσθαι χρόνον καὶ τὸν ὕπνον → Anaxagoras used to say that we have two teachers for death: the time before we were born and sleep | Anaxagoras said that there are two rehearsals for death: the time before being born and sleep
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
do a favour to: P. and V. χαρίζεσθαι (dat.), ὑπουργεῖν (dat.).
to oblige, as a favour: P. and V. πρὸς χάριν.
oblige with a loan: P. εὐπορεῖν (dat. of person, acc. of money).
compel: P. and V. ἀναγκάζειν; compel.
be obliged to, owe thanks to: P. and V. χάριν ἔχειν (dat.), χάριν ὀφείλειν (dat.).
be compelled to: P. and V. ἀναγκάζεσθαι (infin.), V. ὀφείλειν (infin.) (rare P.).
I am obliged to: use P. and V. δεῖ με (infin.), χρή με (infin.).
