crhvsw boulh;n Diov" h. Hom. ; hJ Puqivh oiJ cra`/ tavde Hdt ., etc. : c. inf. to warn or direct by oracle, crhvsantÆ ejmoi; ejkto;" aijtiva" ei\nai that I should be, Aesch. ; tou` qeou` crhvsanto" Thuc.
2. Pass. to be declared, proclaimed by an oracle, tiv" ou\n ejcrhvsqh ; Eur. ; of the oracle, ta; crhsthvria tau`tav sfi ejcrhvsqh Hdt .; peivqou ta; crhsqevntÆ Soph .: impers. , c. inf ., kaiv sfi ejcrhvsqh ajnevmoisi eu[cesqai Hdt.
3. Med. to consult a god or oracle, to inquire of a god or oracle, consult him or it, c. dat ., yuch`/ crhsovmeno" Teiresivao Od.; cr. qew`/ , Lat. uti oraculo , Hdt ., etc. —From the sense of using an oracle comes the general sense of cravomai to use (infr. III ):— absol. to consult the oracle, Od., Hdt. ; oiJ crwvmenoi the consulters, Eur .: —pf. part ., kecrhmevno" one who has received an oracular response, Arist.
II. to furnish with a thing, in which sense kivcrhmi was the pres. in use, with f. crhvsw : aor. I e[crhsa : pf. kevcrhka :— Med. , pres. in use kivcra±mai , aor. I ejcrhsavmhn :— to furnish the use of a thing, i.e. to lend, Hdt ., Ar. , etc. :— Med. to have furnished one, borrow, Eur .; povda" crhvsa", o[mmata crhsavmeno" having lent feet and borrowed eyes, of a blind man carrying a lame one, Anth.
III.
Dep.
cravomai
,
Att.
crw`mai, crh`/, crh`tai, crh`sqe, crw`ntai
,
Ion.
cra`tai
or
crevetai, crevontai
:
imper.
,
Att.
crw`
,
Ion.
crevw
or
crevo
, 3
pl.
crhvsqwn
:
inf. Att.
crh`sqai
,
Ion.
cra`sqai
or
crevesqai
;
part. Att.
crwvmeno"
,
Ion.
creovmeno"
or
crewvmeno"
:—
impf. Att.
ejcrh`to, ejcrw`nto
,
Ion.
ejcra`to, ejcrevonto
(or
-evwnto
):—
f.
crhvsomai
, also
kecrhvsomai
:
aor.
I
ejcrhsavmhn
:
pf.
kevcrhmai
. From the sense of
consulting
or
using an oracle
v.
cravw
(C). 3) comes the common sense
to use,
Lat.
uti
,
Il.,
etc.
;
frevsi kevcrhtÆ ajgaqh`/si
he was endowed
with a good heart, Od.:
c. dat
.,
crh`sqai ajrgurivw/
to have
money
to use
for a purpose,
use
it thereon,
Plat.
;
cr. nautilivh/si, qalavssh/
Hdt
.,
Thuc.
2.
in various relations,
ojrgh`/
or
qumw`/ crh`sqai
to indulge ones
anger, give vent to it,
Hdt.
b.
of external things,
to experience, suffer, be subject to,
nifetw`/
Id.;
cr. galhneiva/
to have
fair weather,
Eur.
;
oJmologiva/ cr.
to come to
an agreement,
Hdt.
;
zugw`/ cr. doulivw/
to become a slave,
Aesch.
;
sumforh`/, suntucivh/, eujtucivh/ cr
.,
Lat.
uti fortuna mala, prospera
,
Hdt
.,
etc.
;
novmoi" cr
.
to live under
laws,
Eur.
;
cr. ajnomiva/
Xen
.,
etc.
:—in many cases,
crh`sqai
merely paraphrases the Verb cognate to its
dat.
,
movrw/ cr
. i.e. to die,
Hdt.
;
wjnh`/ kai; pravsei cr.
=
wjnei`sqai kai; pipravskein
, to buy and sell, Id.;
cr. drasmw`/
=
didravskein
,
Aeschin.
;
cr. fwnh`/
=
fwnei`n, diabolh`/ cr.
=
diabavllesqai
etc
.,
Plat. c.
crh`sqaiv tini ei[" ti
to use
for an end or purpose,
Hdt.
,
Xen.
,
etc.
;
ejpiv ti
or
prov" ti
Xen
.;—also with
neut. Adj.
as
Adv.
,
cr. tini o{ ti bouvletaiv ti"
to make
what
use
one likes
of
him,
Hdt.
;
ajporevwn o{ ti crhvsetai
not knowing what
to make of
it, Id.;
tiv crhvsomai touvtw/
; what
use shall I make
of him?
Ar.
;
oujk a]n e[coi" o{ ti crw`/o sautw`/
Plat.
3. of persons, crh`sqaiv tini , with an Adv. of manner, to treat him so and so, crh`sqaiv tini wJ" ajndri; yeuvsth/ Hdt .; crh`sqaiv tini wJ" fivlw/ Thuc .; also, filikw`" crh`sqaiv tini Xen .; but wJ" is often omitted, e[moige crwvmeno" didaskavlw/ Aesch ., etc. :—also, crh`sqaiv tini (without fivlw/ ) like Lat. uti for uti familiariter, to be intimate with a man, Xen. :— absol. , oiJ crwvmenoi friends, Id.
4. crh`sqai eJautw`/ to make use of ones powers, Plat. ; also, parevcein eJautovn tini crh`sqai to place oneself at the disposal of another, Xen.
5. absol ., or with an Adv. , ou{tw crw`ntai oiJ Pevrsai so the Persians are wont to do, such is their custom, Id.
6. pf. kevcrhmai (in pres. sense), to be in need or want of, to yearn after, c. gen ., Hom. , Soph. , Eur. :— part. kecrhmevno" used as an Adj. , needy, in need, poor, Od., Hes. , Eur.
7. the pf. appears as a strengthd. pres. , to have in use, and so to have, possess, fresi; ga;r kevcrhtÆ ajgaqh`/si Od.
8. aor. I pass. crhsqh`nai , to be used, aiJ neve" oujk ejcrhvsqhsan Hdt .; e{w" a]n crhsqh`/ so long as it be in use, Dem.
IV. for crhv , v. sub voc.