crevomai , Ion. for cravomai .
crevo" and crevw" , Ep. crei`o" , tov ; gen. crevou" : pl. , nom. and acc. creva± , Att. creva<Eth> ; gen. crew`n , Ep. creiw`n : ( cravomai, crhv ):
I. that which one needs must pay, an obligation, debt, Od.; a debt for stolen cattle, Il.; crei`o" ajposthvsasqai to pay a debt in full, Ib.; ajra`" tivnei cr . pays the debt demanded by the curse, Aesch. ; crevo" povlei prosavptein to attach a further debt, i.e. guilt to the city, Soph. ; crevo" ajpodidovnai to repay a debt, Hdt ., Ar. :in pl. debts, creiw`n luvsi" Hes .; th;n oujsivan a{pasan creva katevlipe left all the property in outstanding debts, Dem.
II. a needful business, an affair, matter, eJo;n aujtou` crei`o" Od.: a requirement, a purpose, Soph. : c. gen ., like cavrin , for the sake of, so;n oujk e[lasson h] keivnh" crevo" Eur.
2.
like
crh`ma
,
a thing,
tiv crevo"
; =
tiv crh`ma
;
wherefore?
Aesch
.;
ejfÆ o{ ti cr. ejmovlete
;
Eur.
III.
in Od.,
h\lqon Teiresivao kata; crevo"
seems to be =
Teiresiva/ crhsovmeno"
, I came
to consult
him:but,
kata; crevo"
according to
what is due,
as is
meet,
h.
Hom.
IV.
a duty, task, charge, office,
Pind
.,
Trag.
V.
=
creiva
,
want, need,
tiv de; tou`dÆ e[cei plevkou" crevo"
;
Ar.
crevw
crevw , Ion. for cravw (C), to deliver an oracle, h. Hom.
crewv
crewv , Ep. creivw , gen. ou`", hJ : ( crevo", creiva ): want, need; hence desire, longing, urgent wish, Hom. ; h\ ti mavla crewv of a truth something is much needed, Il.; creioi` ajnagkaivh/ by dire necessity, Ib.; c. gen ., creiw; ejmei`o want, need of me, Hom.
2. creiw; iJkavnetai want, necessity arises, Id.; so, creiw; givgnetai Il.; tivpte dev se creiw; deu`rÆ h[gage ; Od.
3. cr. iJkavnei tinav comes upon him, ejme; de; crew; givgnetai aujth`" ( sc. th`" nhov" ) need of the ship comes upon me, Il.; oujdev tiv min crew; e[stai tumbocoh`" nor will need of a grave be felt by him, Ib.
4. hence the elliptical use of crewv c. acc. pers., tivpte dev se crewv ( sc. iJkavnei ); Hom. ; c. gen. rei, ou[ti me tauvth" crew; timh`" need of it touches me not, Il.; crew; boulh`" ejme; kai; sev Ib.;also c. inf. , to;n crew; eJstavmenai kraterw`" he needs must stand firm, Ib.; oujdev tiv min crew; nhw`n ejpibainevmen Od. »crevw in Hom. is a monosyll.]
crewkopivdh"
crew-kopivdh" , ou, oJ , ( kovptw ) one who cancels his debts, an insolvent, Plut.
crewvmeno"
crewvmeno" , Ion. part. of cravomai .
crewvn
crewvn , tov , indecl., properly a part. neut. of crhv , that which must be, to; crew;n givnesqai Hdt .; to; crew;n tou` crhsmou` Plut.
II.
need, necessity, fate,
Eur
.,
Plat.
2.
crewvn
(
sc.
ejsti
), much like
crhv
, tis
fated, necessary,
Lat.
oportet
,
c. inf
.,
Theogn.
,
Aesch.
,
etc.
3.
sometimes as a
neut. part.
(like
ejxovn
,
etc.
),
it being necessary, since it was necessary,
Hdt.
III.
more rarely
that which is expedient
or
right,
Soph
.,
Ar.
,
etc.