"χρῆσις" meaning in Ancient Greek

See χρῆσις in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kʰrɛ̂ː.sis/, /ˈxri.sis/, /ˈxri.sis/, /kʰrɛ̂ː.sis/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈkʰre̝.sis/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈxri.sis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈxri.sis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈxri.sis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From χρᾰ́ω (khrắō, “I use, lend, declare”) + -σῐς (-sĭs). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|χρᾰ́ω|-σῐς|id1=declare|t1=I use, lend, declare}} χρᾰ́ω (khrắō, “I use, lend, declare”) + -σῐς (-sĭs) Head templates: {{grc-noun|χρήσεως|f|third|head=χρῆσῐς}} χρῆσῐς • (khrêsĭs) f (genitive χρήσεως); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|χρῆσῐς|χρήσεως|form=F}} Forms: χρῆσῐς [canonical], khrêsĭs [romanization], χρήσεως [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ χρῆσῐς [nominative, singular], τὼ χρήσει [dual, nominative], αἱ χρήσεις [nominative, plural], τῆς χρήσεως [genitive, singular], τοῖν χρησέοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν χρήσεων [genitive, plural], τῇ χρήσει [dative, singular], τοῖν χρησέοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς χρήσεσῐ [dative, plural], χρήσεσῐν [dative, plural], taîs khrḗsesĭ [dative, plural], taîs khrḗsesĭn [dative, plural], τὴν χρῆσῐν [accusative, singular], τὼ χρήσει [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς χρήσεις [accusative, plural], χρῆσῐ [singular, vocative], χρήσει [dual, vocative], χρήσεις [plural, vocative]
  1. use, usage, employment
    Sense id: en-χρῆσις-grc-noun-66n0lz2G
  2. utility, usefulness
    Sense id: en-χρῆσις-grc-noun-bWZfw2bW
  3. intimacy, relationship, sexual intercourse
    Sense id: en-χρῆσις-grc-noun-qdvsVpax Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 7 6 40 34 8 6 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 8 6 42 32 6 6 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις: 8 6 45 28 7 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 5 41 37 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 40 44 4 4
  4. (grammar) use, example, quotation Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-χρῆσις-grc-noun-lzuhqDKu Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 7 6 40 34 8 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 5 41 37 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 40 44 4 4 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  5. the response of an oracle
    Sense id: en-χρῆσις-grc-noun-hpywBJmM
  6. loan
    Sense id: en-χρῆσις-grc-noun-Ryu~FJI-
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            "der": "1"
          },
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        }
      ],
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    }
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "τῶν χρήσεων",
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "τῇ χρήσει",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "ταῖς χρήσεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "taîs khrḗsesĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    {
      "ipa": "/kʰrɛ̂ː.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxri.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxri.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰrɛ̂ː.sis/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʰre̝.sis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxri.sis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxri.sis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxri.sis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "χρῆσις"
}
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        [
          "oracle",
          "oracle"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰrɛ̂ː.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxri.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxri.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰrɛ̂ː.sis/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkʰre̝.sis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxri.sis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxri.sis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxri.sis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "χρῆσις"
}

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