χρε
Lemma: χρή
Definition
It is necessary; one must, it is right/proper (an impersonal verb, typically with infinitive or accusative-and-infinitive). In the past (esp. ἔχρη) it can mean “it was fated/ordained,” and in oracular contexts “it was declared (by an oracle).”
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Grammatical Analysis
"χρε"
Form: χρε
Function: impersonal necessity marker (used like χρή 'it is necessary / one must')
Note: As written without accents/breathings, χρε most plausibly represents χρή; it is not a finite verb form with person/number, but an impersonal predicate commonly governing an infinitive.
Related Forms of χρή
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