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- α1826Ἀνάγκῃwith necessity not even gods fight[no gloss]
- α1830Ἀνάγκης ἄτρακτονNecessity's spindle[sc. By 'spindle'] he is speaking of the axis.
- δ334Δεινῆς ἀνάγκης οὐδὲν ἰσχυρότερονnothing is mightier than terrible necessity[sc. This proverb is used] because necessity compels even the gods. And Plato says that not even the gods compel necessity.
- α2173Ἀνδρὶ πεινῶντι κλέπτειν ἔστ' ἀναγκαίως ἔχονfor a starving man stealing is a necessity… saying] in reference to those who do something out of necessity.
- α1828ἈνάγκηnecessityIn the Epigrams: "see how all-wise necessity taught him to find an escape from Hades." And [there is] a proverb: "with necessity not even gods fight." It recommends that one should be satisfied with …
- χ468Χρείωneed[Meaning] necessity.
- α3239Ἁπλῶςsimply[Meaning] from necessity; or as at first, and not in another respect. "They simply had no conception of the things to come; but regarding the very appearance of the ambassadors as ominous they fell …
- ε233Ἐδίδαξενtaught[Meaning he/she/it] persuaded, provoked. "Necessity taught them to encamp in the first place where they saw villages."
- αι88Αἰδοῖονpudendum, shameful thing… called 'necessary' by some; since it is a symbol of necessity. He who has large pudenda used to be called a)ndrosa/qwn ["manroot"].
- α2901Ἅπαντα γάρ τοι βρωτὰ πολιορκουμένοιςfor all things are food to the besiegedThe saying [is] in reference to necessity. For the besieged often grasp even at things they should not.
- ε3677Εὑρεσιλόγοςskilled at finding words, ingenious in argument, sophistical… I seem to some of you to speak ingeniously without necessity."
- λ28Λαγῷ πεινῶντι καὶ πλακοῦντες εἰς σῦκαfor a starving hare even flatcakes [serve] as figs… against those reckoning things as valuable in [a situation of] necessity. Interpretation of a dream: a hare appearing makes an unlucky path [of life].
- μ1176ΜνῶI recall, I remind… pronounced with a circumflex on the final syllable out of necessity .
- η148Ἠθάδωνaccustomed to… the climate] went out of the tents without some extraordinary necessity."
- ε2180Ἐπ' ἤματιfor a day… dead empress for [sc. only] about a day -- because necessity, and the war at hand, was for him overshadowing his emotion concerning his wife."
- α1835Ἀναγωγήlaunch, launching… magnficence of the armaments or the other preparations that exceeded necessity for beauty." And elsewhere: "having surveyed the situation in Egypt, they made their launch for Cyprus and thence to Syria."
- κ146Κάκηbadness… yielded to cowardice and betrayed his master." And elsewhere: "with necessity calling, not to yield to cowardice."
- χ515Χρηστόςuseful… [one is] good out of love, but not out of necessity. But *xristo/s ["Christ, Messiah"] [is] he who has been anointed with oil. And *xristo/s [is] our Lord and God. And *xristo/s [is] king.
- β302Βιῶνταιthey would press hard… part of the wall -- they made ready for this necessity."
- α2869Ἀπαγωγάςcarryings off, arrests… ["proscription"], a written deposition given to the magistrate concerning the necessity to arrest a certain person. "Then Licinius arrived on the pretext of a proscription". So the a)pagwgh/ is a type of lawsuit; it …
- α1678Ἀμυνόμενοιrevenging themselves… blow, but always seemed to be revenging themselves out of necessity against their enemies." And elsewhere: "they see both you and me; and they know that I, having suffered from deeds, am revenging myself …
- χ262Χειροτονητέονmust be voted upon… 264) and e)ktate/on in the gloss are verbal adjectives denoting necessity. [2] Aristophanes, Ecclesiazusae 266-7 (web address 1 below), with scholion; cf. epsilon 1839.
- ε3442Εὐερμίαgood fortune, a stroke of luck from Hermes… elsewhere: "welcoming the good fortune of the opportunity and, with necessity summoning, not yielding to cowardice."
- κ1632Κινδυνεύειis in danger, is at risk… when the many happen to fight against them out of necessity, they should not be put at risk by bad luck; rather they should consider it impossible to be in danger, with the attack …