χράομαι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • χρέομαι (khréomai) — Ionic

Etymology

χρή (khrḗ) +‎ -άω (-áō).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

χρᾰ́ομαι • (khrắomai) (deponent)

  1. (in perfect, κέχρημαι, with present sense)
    1. desire, yearn after [with genitive ‘something, someone’]
    2. to need, lack [with genitive ‘something’]
    3. (in perfect and pluperfect) to enjoy a benefit, have [with dative ‘something’]
  2. (in present or perfect, mainly after Homer)
    1. to use, make use of, take part in, manage, administer, etc. [with dative ‘something’]
    2. to experience, suffer, be subject to, feel
    3. with verbal nouns, periphrasis for the verb related to the noun
    4. to use [with dative ‘something’ and dative ‘for something’]
    5. to deal with
    6. to treat [with dative ‘someone’] in a particular way

Inflection

   Present: χρῶμαι (Contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative χρῶμαι χρῇ χρῆται χρῆσθον χρῆσθον χρώμεθᾰ χρῆσθε χρῶνται
subjunctive χρῶμαι χρῇ χρῆται χρῆσθον χρῆσθον χρώμεθᾰ χρῆσθε χρῶνται
optative χρῴμην χρῷο χρῷτο χρῷσθον χρῴσθην χρῴμεθᾰ χρῷσθε χρῷντο
imperative   χρῶ χρήσθω χρῆσθον χρήσθων   χρῆσθε χρήσθων
middle/passive
infinitive χρῆσθαι
participle m χρώμενος
f χρωμένη
n χρώμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Imperfect: ἐχρώμην (Contracted)
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐχρώμην ἐχρῶ ἐχρῆτο ἐχρῆσθον ἐχρήσθην ἐχρώμεθᾰ ἐχρῆσθε ἐχρῶντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Future: χρήσομαι, χρηθήσομαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative χρήσομαι χρήσῃ / χρήσει χρήσεται χρήσεσθον χρήσεσθον χρησόμεθᾰ χρήσεσθε χρήσονται
optative χρησοίμην χρήσοιο χρήσοιτο χρήσοισθον χρησοίσθην χρησοίμεθᾰ χρήσοισθε χρήσοιντο
passive indicative χρηθήσομαι χρηθήσῃ χρηθήσεται χρηθήσεσθον χρηθήσεσθον χρηθησόμεθᾰ χρηθήσεσθε χρηθήσονται
optative χρηθησοίμην χρηθήσοιο χρηθήσοιτο χρηθήσοισθον χρηθησοίσθην χρηθησοίμεθᾰ χρηθήσοισθε χρηθήσοιντο
middle passive
infinitive χρήσεσθαι χρηθήσεσθαι
participle m χρησόμενος χρηθησόμενος
f χρησομένη χρηθησομένη
n χρησόμενον χρηθησόμενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Aorist: ἐχρησᾰ́μην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle indicative ἐχρησᾰ́μην ἐχρήσω ἐχρήσᾰτο ἐχρήσᾰσθον ἐχρησᾰ́σθην ἐχρησᾰ́μεθᾰ ἐχρήσᾰσθε ἐχρήσᾰντο
subjunctive χρήσωμαι χρήσῃ χρήσηται χρήσησθον χρήσησθον χρησώμεθᾰ χρήσησθε χρήσωνται
optative χρησαίμην χρήσαιο χρήσαιτο χρήσαισθον χρησαίσθην χρησαίμεθᾰ χρήσαισθε χρήσαιντο
imperative   χρῆσαι χρησᾰ́σθω χρήσᾰσθον χρησᾰ́σθων   χρήσᾰσθε χρησᾰ́σθων
middle
infinitive χρήσᾰσθαι
participle m χρησᾰ́μενος
f χρησᾰμένη
n χρησᾰ́μενον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Perfect: κέχρημαι
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative κέχρημαι κέχρησαι κέχρηται κέχρησθον κέχρησθον κεχρήμεθᾰ κέχρησθε κέχρηνται
subjunctive κεχρημένος ὦ κεχρημένος ᾖς κεχρημένος ᾖ κεχρημένω ἦτον κεχρημένω ἦτον κεχρημένοι ὦμεν κεχρημένοι ἦτε κεχρημένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
optative κεχρημένος εἴην κεχρημένος εἴης κεχρημένος εἴη κεχρημένω εἴητον / εἶτον κεχρημένω εἰήτην / εἴτην κεχρημένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν κεχρημένοι εἴητε / εἶτε κεχρημένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν
imperative   κέχρησο κεχρήσθω κέχρησθον κεχρήσθων   κέχρησθε κεχρήσθων
middle/passive
infinitive κεχρῆσθαι
participle m κεχρημένος
f κεχρημένη
n κεχρημένον
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
   Pluperfect: ἐκεχρήμην
number singular dual plural
first second third second third first second third
middle/
passive 		indicative ἐκεχρήμην ἐκέχρησο ἐκέχρητο ἐκέχρησθον ἐκεχρήσθην ἐκεχρήμεθᾰ ἐκέχρησθε ἐκέχρηντο
Notes:
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “χρή (> DER χρῶμαι)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1648-9

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