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χρεία

chreia · ἡ

need, want

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Distribution

Densest 12 of 95 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

Senses

1. χρεία · chreia — LSJ

need, want

2. χρηΐα· · chrēia· — LSJ

Attestations

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Deep etymology

Authority pointers, pending review

These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) scan p. 1698; entry #6604 Review: Under source audit
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque scan p. 1292; entry #8798 Review: Under source audit
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch scan p. 2088; entry #6138 Review: Under source audit

The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.

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