Χρείῃ
it might be necessary
Translated by Jennifer Benedict4 Apr 2008Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] it might be needful [to].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χρείῃ· δέοι.
Betacode
*xrei/h|: de/oi.
Notes
External resources
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Linked from2 entries
- χ471Χρήit is necessary[When] oxytone [it means the same as] dei=, but "it may be necessary" [xrh=|], the subjunctive, is perispomenon; it means [the same as] de/h|. Eupolis in Goats [writes]: "I will pay the wage, whatever may be necessary."…
- χ493Χρῆνit was necessary[*xrh=n means the same as] e)/dei. Also [sc. attested is] e)xrh=n ["one should have"], [meaning] it was fitting. "It was necessary, the saying [goes], not to decipher in the stars how things were with you, nor to find…
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Revision history2 revisions · last 13 Nov 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaks — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict