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.
- οἱ μὲν γὰρ οὐ δέονται νόμων, οἱ δὲ ὑπὸ νόμων οὐδὲν βελτίουσ γίγνονται. (Lucian, (no name) 59:2)
- οὗτοι δὲ οὐδὲν Ἀττικῆσ πενίασ δέονται, ἀλλ’ ἔνθα πολὺσ χρυσὸσ ἢ ἄργυροσ ὀρύττεται, ἐκεῖ που ζητητέοι εἰσὶν ἡμῖν. (Lucian, Fugitivi, (no name) 24:6)
- δεινὸν οὖν ἐποιεῖτο, εἰ στόματοσ μὲν ἀλλοτρίου δειπνοῦντεσ μὴ δέονται μηδὲ χειρῶν, μηδὲ τῶν ὤτων ἀκούοντεσ, ὀφθαλμῶν δὲ ὑγιαίνοντεσ ἀλλοτρίων δέονται προοψομένων καὶ ἀνέχονται φωνὰσ ἀκούοντεσ δυστυχέσιν ἀνθρώποισ πρεπούσασ καὶ πεπηρωμένοισ· (Lucian, Nigrinus, Nigrinou Fiaosofia 34:3)
- ἵπποι δὲ αὐτοῖσ προμετωπιδίοισ μὲν ἐσ ἀκρίβειαν πεφραγμένοι εἰσί, παραπλευριδίων δὲ οὐδὲν δέονται· (Arrian, chapter 34 10:2)
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)
