Scriptorium tag: V
 1. to need s.o.
ref: 6003 Bibliography: DDGLC
 2. to need s.th.
ref: 356 Bibliography: DDGLC
 3. to be necessary to s.th. (object: purpose clause)
ref: 6004 Bibliography: DDGLC
cf. Gr. (DDGLC lemma ID 2393) χρεία  need, want, use, service. noun (LSJ 2002b?; Preisigke 2:746?)
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
  • ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲁⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ · ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ϩⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛϭⲓϫ · The brother said to him, 'If I have what I need, do you still want me to be concerned with my handiwork?' Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 027: Pistamon 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:ap.27.monbeg)
  • ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲣⲱⲕ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ · ⲡⲉⲧⲭⲱⲣⲏⲅⲉⲓ · ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲛⲛⲁⲃⲟⲕⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉϫⲟ ⲁⲛ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲱⲥϣ ⲁⲛ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲁⲡⲟⲑⲩⲕⲏ · ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲭⲱⲣⲏⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ · And he answered and said unto me, 'He Who supplieth with food the hawks (?) which neither sow nor reap, nor gather grain into garners, He, I say, it is Who hath supplied us with these waters whereof we were in need. Life of Pisentius part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.pisentius.budge:32-58)
  • ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ · He said again: There is purpose for the spiritual work. Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 066 (urn:cts:copticLit:ap.66.monbeg)

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