χρεία,
χρείας,
ἡ (
χρή), from
Aeschylus and
Sophocles down;
1. necessity, need:
τά πρός τήν χρείαν (
L T Tr WH πρός τάς χρείας (cf. below)), such things as suited the exigency, such things as we needed for sustenance and the journey,
Acts 28:10;
εἰς τάς ἀναγκαίας χρείας (
A. V. for necessary uses), i. e. to supply what is absolutely necessary for life ((cf.
Babrius fab. 136, 9); others understand the 'wants' here as comprising those of charity or of worship),
Titus 3:14;
πρός οἰκοδομήν τῆς χρείας, for the edification of souls, of which there is now special need,
Ephesians 4:29 (cf.
R. V. and marginal reading);
ἐστι χρεία,
there is need, followed by an accusative with infinitive
Hebrews 7:11;
ἐστι χρεία τίνος,
there is need of something, Revelation 22:5 Griesbach;
Luke 10:42 ((but not
WH marginal reading));
ἔχω χρείαν τίνος,
to have need of (be in want of) something (often in the Greek writings from
Aeschylus down, cf.
Passow, under the word, 1; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 1)),
Matthew 6:8;
Matthew 21:3;
Mark 11:3; Luke (
Luke 9:11;
15:7); Mark 19:31,34; 22:71;
John 13:29;
1 Corinthians 12:21,
24;
1 Thessalonians 4:12;
Hebrews 10:36;
Revelation 3:17 R G (see below);
Revelation 21:23;
22:5 (not Griesbach);
τοῦ with an infinitive
Hebrews 5:12 (
Winers Grammar, § 44, 4 a.; cf.
τίς, 2 b., p. 626a bottom); the genitive of the thing is evident from the context,
Acts 2:45;
Acts 4:35; with the genitive of a person whose aid, testimony, etc., is needed,
Matthew 9:12;
Matthew 26:65;
Mark 2:17;
Mark 14:63;
Luke 5:31;
ἔχω χρείαν, followed by an infinitive (cf.
Buttmann, § 140, 3),
I, etc.
have need to etc.,
Matthew 3:14;
Matthew 14:16;
John 13:10;
1 Thessalonians 1:8;
1 Thessalonians 4:9 (with which cf. 5:1 (see
Winers Grammar, 339 (318);
Buttmann, § 140, 3)); followed by
ἵνα (see
ἵνα, II. 2 c. (
Buttmann, § 139, 46; cf.
Epictetus diss. 1, 17, 18)),
John 2:25;
John 16:30;
1 John 2:27;
χρείαν ἔχω, absolutely,
to have need:
Mark 2:25; (
Ephesians 4:28);
1 John 3:17;
οὐδέν χρείαν ἐηξω, to have need as to nothing (cf.
Buttmann, § 131, 10),
Revelation 3:17 L T Tr WH.
ἡ χρεία with a genitive of the subjunctive
the condition of one deprived of those things which he is scarcely able to do without, want, need:
λειτουργός τῆς χρείας μου (see
λειτουργός, 2 at the end),
Philippians 2:25;
πληροῦν τήν χρείαν τίνος (
Thucydides 1. 70),
Philippians 4:19; (add,
εἰς (Lachmann brackets
εἰς)
τήν χρείαν μοι ἐπέμψατε,
unto (i. e. to relieve, cf.
εἰς, B. II. 3 c.
γ., p. 185b top)
my need, Philippians 4:16); plural
one's necessities:
ταῖς χρείαις...
ὑπηρέτησαν, to provide for one's necessities,
Acts 20:34;
κοινωνεῖν ταῖς χρείαις (cf. p. 352{a} top),
Romans 12:13.
2. duty, business (so especially from
Polybius down (cf. Judith 12:10; 1 Macc. 12:45 1 Macc. 13:37; 2 Macc. 7:24, etc.)):
Acts 6:3.
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