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χρῆσις

Third declension Noun; Feminine 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: χρῆσις χρήσεως

Structure: χρησι (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: xra/omai

Sense

  1. use, usage, employment
  2. utility, usefulness
  3. intimacy, relationship, sexual intercourse
  4. (grammar) use, example, quotation
  5. the response of an oracle
  6. loan

Declension

Third declension

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.

Examples

  • οἷσ μὲν ἀνάγκησ σκεῦοσ, τοῖσ δὲ τρυφῆσ χρῆσι περισσοτέρη. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume IV, book 11, chapter 27 1:1)

Synonyms

  1. intimacy

  2. the response of an oracle

  3. loan

Related

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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