δέω
ε-contract Verb;
Transliteration:
Principal Part:
δέω
Structure:
δέϝ
(Stem)
+
ω
(Ending)
Etym.: The aeolic form
deu/w (v.
deu/w2) shows that the root of this word was
DEV.
Sense
- to lack, miss, stand in need of, I want, am, from, I am, from, lacking, save
- to be in want or need, to stand in need of, I have, need
- to ask for, from, having begged a favour, to beg, to do
Conjugation
The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.
Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.
- ἐπ̓ ἄνθρωπον ὅμοιον αὐτῷ οὐκ ἔχει ἔλεοσ, καὶ περὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτοῦ δεῖται̣ (Septuagint, Liber Sirach 28:4)
- οὐδεὶσ γὰρ δὴ πρὸσ ἑαυτὸν δεῖται βοᾶν. (Lucian, (no name) 15:3)
- ὅσῳ γάρ τισ πιθανώτεροσ, τοσούτῳ ἐπιμελεστέρασ δεῖται τῆσ ἐξετάσεωσ. (Lucian, Calumniae non temere credundum, (no name) 31:2)
- οὐ μὴν οὐδ̓ ἐκεῖνο μαντείασ δεῖται, ὡσ ἢν μὴ καλύψαισ τὰ σπέρματα καὶ θεράπων μακέλλην ἔχων ἐπιφοροίη τῆσ γῆσ αὐτοῖσ, καταπτήσεται τὰ ὄρνεα καὶ προκατεδεῖται τὴν ἅπασαν τοῦ θέρουσ ἐλπίδα. (Lucian, 12:2)
- καὶ ὑμῖν μέν, ὦ δικασταί, τὴν μείζω δεδώκασι τιμήν, ὅτι καθ’ αὑτὰ δύνασθε φθέγγεσθαι, ἡμιφώνοισ δὲ τὴν ἐφεξῆσ, ὅτι προσθήκησ εἰσ τὸ ἀκουσθῆναι δεῖται· (Lucian, Judicium vocalium, (no name) 5:2)
Synonyms
-
to lack
- καταδέω (to want, lack, need)
- ἐπιδεύομαι (to be in want of, to lack, to need the help of)
- ἐνδέω (to be wanting or lacking, there is need or want)
-
to be in want or need
- δεύω (to feel the want or loss of, be without, to stand in need of)
- καταδέω (to want, lack, need)
- δεύω (to be wanting, deficient in, in need)
- πένομαι (to be poor in, have need of)
- προσδέω (to be in want of, stand in need of, require besides)
-
to ask for
- παραιτέομαι (to beg from, ask as a favour of)
- αἰτίζω (to ask, beg)
- αἰτέω (to ask, beg)
- παρίημι (to beg to be let off, I ask, quarter)
- προσδέω (to beg or ask of, to intreat, to)
- μεταιτέω (to beg of, ask alms of)
- πτωχεύω (to beg or ask an alms of)
- ἐξαιτέω (to demand or ask for from, to ask, in marriage)
Derived
- ἀποδέω (to be in want of, lack, lacking)
- ἐνδέω (to be in want of, do we lack, to be wanting or lacking)
- ἐπιδέω (to want or lack of, lacking, to be in want of)
- καταδέω (to want, lack, need)