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χρῆμα

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See also: χρήμα

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Formed from the base of χράομαι (khráomai, want, need) +‎ -μα (-ma).[1]

Noun

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χρῆμᾰ (khrêman (genitive χρήμᾰτος); third declension

  1. need; a thing that one needs or uses
  2. goods, property
    1. money
  3. thing, matter, affair

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: χρήμα (chríma)
  • Coptic: ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ (khrēma)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “χρή (> DER > 4. χρῆμα)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1648-9

Further reading

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