"χρέος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /kʰré.os/, /ˈxre.os/, /ˈxre.os/, /kʰré.os/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈkʰre.os/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈxre.os/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈxre.os/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈxre.os/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to yearn”), the root of χράομαι (khráomai)/χρεώ (khreṓ, “to need”) and χρή (khrḗ, “have to, ought”). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*ǵʰer-|id=yearn}}, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*ǵʰer-|t=to yearn}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to yearn”), {{m|grc|χράομαι}} χράομαι (khráomai), {{m|grc|χρεώ|t=to need}} χρεώ (khreṓ, “to need”), {{m|grc|χρή|t=have to, ought}} χρή (khrḗ, “have to, ought”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|χρέους|n|third}} χρέος • (khréos) n (genitive χρέους); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|χρέος|ους|AP=χρέᾰ|NP=χρέᾰ}} Forms: khréos [romanization], χρέους [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ χρέος [nominative, singular], τὼ χρέει [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ χρέᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ χρέους [genitive, singular], τοῖν χρεοῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν χρεῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ χρέει [dative, singular], τοῖν χρεοῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς χρέεσῐ [dative, plural], χρέεσῐν [dative, plural], toîs khréesi [dative, plural], toîs khréesin [dative, plural], τὸ χρέος [accusative, singular], τὼ χρέει [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ χρέᾰ [accusative, plural], χρέος [singular, vocative], χρέει [dual, vocative], χρέᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. want, need
    Sense id: en-χρέος-grc-noun-9VWOCbsk Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 41 33 26 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 45 32 23 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 67 17 16
  2. affair, business
    Sense id: en-χρέος-grc-noun-Lds98PeK
  3. debt
    Sense id: en-χρέος-grc-noun-ZS11-br7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: χρεῖος (khreîos) [Epic], χρέως (khréōs) [Attic] Derived forms: ἀξιόχρεως (axiókhreōs)

Alternative forms

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      "form": "τοῖς χρέεσῐ",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈxre.os/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈxre.os/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kʰré.os/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʰre.os/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxre.os/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxre.os/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxre.os/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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      "tags": [
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    }
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}
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      "ipa": "/kʰré.os/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈxre.os/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈxre.os/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kʰré.os/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkʰre.os/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈxre.os/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈxre.os/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈxre.os/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "χρεῖος"
    },
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      "roman": "khréōs",
      "tags": [
        "Attic"
      ],
      "word": "χρέως"
    }
  ],
  "word": "χρέος"
}

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