Χρέος
need
Translated by Jennifer Benedict3 Apr 2008Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
It is said [to derive] from the [adjective] xreiw=des ["needful"].1
[The forms]xre/os and xreiw/ [appear] in Aristophanes: "you wretch, what need do you have of this wicker-work?" He means "of [this] basket".2
[The forms]
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χρέος· παρὰ τὸ χρειῶδες λέγεται. Χρέος καὶ ἡ χρειὼ παρὰ Ἀριστοφάνει· τί δ', ὦ τάλας, τοῦδ' ἔχῃ τοῦ πλέκους χρέος; λέγει δὲ σπυρίδος.