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793. χρή it is necessary is really an indeclinable substantive meaning necessity with the verb understood. In the present indicative ἐστί is to be supplied. Elsewhere χρή unites with the form of the verb to be supplied; as subj. χρῇ (χρὴ ¨ ), opt. χρείη (χρὴ ¨ εἴη), inf. χρῆναι (χρὴ ¨ εἶναι), part. indeclinable χρεών (χρὴ ¨ ὄν); imperf. χρῆν (χρὴ ¨ ἦν), and less commonly ἐχρῆν with an augment because the composite character of χρῆν was forgotten, fut. χρῆσται (χρὴ ¨ ἔσται).

a. ἀπόχρη it suffices has pl. ἀποχρῶσι, part. ἀποχρῶν, -χρῶσα, -χρῶν, imperf. ἀπέχρη, fut. ἀποχρήσει, aor. ἀπέχρησε.

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