χρεία

χρεία, ας, ἡ (χρή, cp. χράομαι; Aeschyl.+; ins, pap, LXX; TestSol 13:2; TestAbr A 4 p. 80, 33 [Stone p. 8]; TestJob; TestZeb 6:5; GrBar 4:9; EpArist, Philo, Joseph.; Ar. [JTS 25, 1924 p. 74 ln. 26; p. 76 ln. 45]; Just.; Ath. 13, 2, R. 12 p. 61, 7)

① that which should happen or be supplied because it is needed, need, what should be (as distinguished fr. personal need, s. 2a) χρεία ἐστί τινος there is need of someth., someth. is needed (Polyb. 3, 111, 10; 5, 109, 1; SIG 707, 16f; 736, 63; Sir 3:22; 11:9; Just., D. 12, 3) Lk 10:42 (on the texts s. GKilpatrick in: Essays in Memory of GCH MacGregor ’65, 192). Without gen. (Diod S 1, 19, 5 ὅσον ἂν ᾖ χρεία) ἐὰν ᾖ χρεία if it is necessary D 11:5 (cp. Just., A II, 9, 4). τίς ἔτι χρεία; foll. by acc. w. inf. Hb 7:11. χρείαν ἔχειν τινός (have) need (of) someone or someth. (Pla. et al.; ins, pap; Is 13:17; Wsd 13:16; Philo, Plant. 65; Jos., Ant. 8, 228; Ar. [Milne 76, 45]; Just., A I, 15, 15 [for χρῄζετε Mt 6:32 and Lk 12:30]; Ath. 13, 2) Mt 6:8; 9:12; 21:3; 26:65; Mk 2:17; 11:3; 14:63; Lk 5:31; 9:11; 15:7; 19:31, 34; 22:71; J 13:29; 1 Cor 12:21ab, 24 (w. τιμῆς to be supplied); 1 Th 4:12; Hb 5:12b; 10:36; Rv 21:23; 22:5. W. gen. of the articular inf. (and acc.) χρείαν ἔχετε τοῦ διδάσκειν ὑμᾶς τινα Hb 5:12a (B-D-F §400, 1; Rob. 1038f; 1061). W. inf. foll. (Da 3:16) ἐγὼ χρ. ἔχω ὑπὸ σοῦ βαπτισθῆναι Mt 3:14. Cp. 14:16; J 13:10; 1 Th 1:8; 4:9 (B-D-F §393, 5); 5:1. W. ἵνα foll. J 2:25; 16:30; 1J 2:27.

② that which is lacking and needed, need, lack, want, difficulty

ⓐ of livelihood (Diod S 3, 16, 2; Appian, Basil. 5 §2 ὑπὸ χρείας=from necessity) χρείαν ἔχειν be in need, lack someth. abs. (Diod S 17, 77, 2; SIG² 857, 12 εἰ χρείαν ἔχοι Διονύσιος) Mk 2:25; Ac 2:45; 4:35; Eph 4:28; 1J 3:17; D 1:5ab. οὐδὲν χρείαν ἔχειν have no lack of anything (s. οὐδείς 2bγ) Rv 3:17 (v.l. οὐδενός). πληροῦν τὴν χρείαν τινός supply someone’s need(s) (Thu. 1, 70, 7 ἐπλήρωσαν τὴν χρείαν) Phil 4:19. εἰς τὴν χρείαν τινὶ πέμψαι send someth. to someone to supply his need(s) vs. 16. λειτουργὸς τῆς χρείας μου the one whose service supplied my need 2:25. Pl. needs, necessities (Socrat., Ep. 1, 5 [p. 220 Malherbe] αἱ τῆς πατρίδος χρεῖαι; Geminus [c. 70 B.C.], Elementa Astronomiae 1, 21 [ed. CManitius 1898] αἱ τοῦ βίου χρεῖαι; Philo, Dec. 99; Jos., Bell. 6, 390, Ant. 13, 225) Ac 20:34; 28:10 (for πρὸς τὰς χρείας [v.l. τὴν χρείαν] cp. Polyb. 1, 52, 7; EpArist 11; 258); Ro 12:13. αἱ ἀναγκαῖαι χρεῖαι (ἀναγκαῖος 1) Tit 3:14.

ⓑ in wider sense Πέτρῳ, ὸ̔ς πρὸς τὰς χρείας ἐποιεῖτο τὰς διδασκαλίας Papias (2:15).

③ the thing that is lacking and (therefore) necessary, necessary thing (TestJob 10:3 λαβεῖν τὴν χρείαν) πρὸς οἰκοδομὴν τῆς χρείας (objective gen.) such as will build up where it is necessary Eph 4:29 (difft. JFindlay, ET 46, ’35, 429).

④ an activity that is needed, office, duty, service (Polyb. 4, 87, 9; 10, 21, 1; Diod S 5, 11, 3; 15, 81, 1 and al. in H. Gk.; ins, pap; 2 Macc 8:9; Jos., Ant. 13, 65) Ac 6:3.—B. 638. DELG s.v. χρή. M-M. Sv.