2001 Translation

CHRĒKAI, chrēkai

Sounds Like: KHRE-kai

Translations: unknown

From the root: ΧΡΗ

Part of Speech: Unknown

Explanation: This word appears to be a misspelling or a garbled form of a Koine Greek word. It is not a recognized form in standard Koine Greek lexicons. It might be a corruption of the impersonal verb ΧΡΗ (chre), meaning 'it is necessary' or 'it is proper', possibly with an added suffix or a typo. Given the context, it's difficult to ascertain its intended meaning without further clarification or correction.

Inflection: Unknown

Unknown: Yes

Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Three — 10:71

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΡΗ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ἘΧΡΗΝ — it was necessary, it was fitting, ought, should have
• ΧΡΗ — it is necessary, it is proper, one ought, must, should
• ΧΡΗΝ — it was necessary, it was proper, it was fitting, ought, should
• ΧΡΗΝΑΙ — it is necessary, it is proper, ought, must, to be necessary, to be proper

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