"χρέος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See χρέος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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: Nominal formation from the root of χράομαι (khráomai), χρεώ (khreṓ, “to need”), and χρή (khrḗ, “have to, ought”); see the latter for more. 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 neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 45 32 23
  2. affair, business
    Sense id: en-χρέος-grc-noun-Lds98PeK Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 28 54 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 35 53 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 54 12
  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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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "axiókhreōs",
      "word": "ἀξιόχρεως"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "χρέος"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: χρέος (chréos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: χρέος (chréos)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Nominal formation from the root of χράομαι (khráomai), χρεώ (khreṓ, “to need”), and χρή (khrḗ, “have to, ought”); see the latter for more.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "khréos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χρέους",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ χρέος",
      "roman": "tò khréos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ χρέει",
      "roman": "tṑ khréei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ χρέᾰ",
      "roman": "tà khréa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ χρέους",
      "roman": "toû khréous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν χρεοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn khreoîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν χρεῶν",
      "roman": "tôn khreôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ χρέει",
      "roman": "tôi khréei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν χρεοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn khreoîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς χρέεσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χρέεσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs khréesi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs khréesin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ χρέος",
      "roman": "tò khréos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ χρέει",
      "roman": "tṑ khréei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ χρέᾰ",
      "roman": "tà khréa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χρέος",
      "roman": "khréos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χρέει",
      "roman": "khréei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χρέᾰ",
      "roman": "khréa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χρέους",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "χρέος • (khréos) n (genitive χρέους); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χρέος",
        "2": "ους",
        "AP": "χρέᾰ",
        "NP": "χρέᾰ"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "45 32 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "want, need"
      ],
      "id": "en-χρέος-grc-noun-9VWOCbsk",
      "links": [
        [
          "want",
          "want"
        ],
        [
          "need",
          "need"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 54 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 53 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 54 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "affair, business"
      ],
      "id": "en-χρέος-grc-noun-Lds98PeK",
      "links": [
        [
          "affair",
          "affair"
        ],
        [
          "business",
          "business"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "debt"
      ],
      "id": "en-χρέος-grc-noun-ZS11-br7",
      "links": [
        [
          "debt",
          "debt"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰré.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxre.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxre.os/"
    },
    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "khreîos",
      "tags": [
        "Epic"
      ],
      "word": "χρεῖος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "khréōs",
      "tags": [
        "Attic"
      ],
      "word": "χρέως"
    }
  ],
  "word": "χρέος"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns",
    "Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "axiókhreōs",
      "word": "ἀξιόχρεως"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "χρέος"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: χρέος (chréos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: χρέος (chréos)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Nominal formation from the root of χράομαι (khráomai), χρεώ (khreṓ, “to need”), and χρή (khrḗ, “have to, ought”); see the latter for more.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "khréos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χρέους",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ χρέος",
      "roman": "tò khréos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ χρέει",
      "roman": "tṑ khréei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ χρέᾰ",
      "roman": "tà khréa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ χρέους",
      "roman": "toû khréous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν χρεοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn khreoîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν χρεῶν",
      "roman": "tôn khreôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ χρέει",
      "roman": "tôi khréei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν χρεοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn khreoîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς χρέεσῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χρέεσῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs khréesi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs khréesin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ χρέος",
      "roman": "tò khréos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ χρέει",
      "roman": "tṑ khréei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ χρέᾰ",
      "roman": "tà khréa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χρέος",
      "roman": "khréos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χρέει",
      "roman": "khréei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χρέᾰ",
      "roman": "khréa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χρέους",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "χρέος • (khréos) n (genitive χρέους); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χρέος",
        "2": "ους",
        "AP": "χρέᾰ",
        "NP": "χρέᾰ"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "want, need"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "want",
          "want"
        ],
        [
          "need",
          "need"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "affair, business"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "affair",
          "affair"
        ],
        [
          "business",
          "business"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "debt"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "debt",
          "debt"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰré.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxre.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxre.os/"
    },
    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "khreîos",
      "tags": [
        "Epic"
      ],
      "word": "χρεῖος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khréōs",
      "tags": [
        "Attic"
      ],
      "word": "χρέως"
    }
  ],
  "word": "χρέος"
}

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