Δεῖται
is bound; lacks
Translated by Jennifer Benedict10 Sep 2002Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning he/she/it] is fettered or needs.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δεῖται· προσδεσμεύεται ἢ χρῄζει.
Betacode
*dei=tai: prosdesmeu/etai h)\ xrh/|zei.
Notes
- Same or similar entry in other lexica.
There are two different verbs: in LSJde/w (A) "I bind" (cf.di/dhmi ) andde/w (B) "I lack" from *dev- . The latter is commonly used in the middlede/omai "I need."