χράω · chraō — LSJ
fall upon, attack, assail
fall upon, attack, assail, c. dat. pers., στυγερὸς δέ οἱ ἔχραε δαίμων Od. 5.396; τίς τοι κακὸς ἔχραε δαίμων; 10.64; so ἠϊθέοις οὐκ ἔστι τόσος πόνος, ὁππόσος ἡμῖν . . ἔχραε AP 5.296 (Agath.): cf. ἐπιχράω (B).
II inflict
c. acc. rei, inflict upon a person, κακὸν δέ οἱ ἔχραε κοῖτον Nic. Th. 315.
III conceive a desire, did he want, needed he, have become so eager
c. inf., conceive a desire to . . , τίπτε σὸς υἱὸς ἐμὸν ῥόον ἔχραε κήδειν ἐξ ἄλλων; why did he want (or needed he) to vex my stream of all others? Il. 21.369; μνηστῆρες . . , οἳ τόδε δῶμα ἐχράετʼ ἐσθιέμεν καὶ πινέμεν ye suitors . . , who have become so eager to . . , Od. 21.69. (For signfs. Ι, ΙΙ, cf. ζαχρηής; for ΙΙΙ perh. cf. χρή, κέχρημαι (χράομαι, χρῇ, χρῇς.)