χρῄζω G5535
to need, have need of, require — expressing want or necessity
Chrezo expresses the state of needing or requiring something, built on the impersonal chre ('it is necessary'). In Jesus' teaching, it appears in his reassurance that the Father already knows what his followers need before they ask (Matt 6:32; Luke 12:30), removing anxiety from the equation of provision. Luke uses it of a persistent neighbor who has need at midnight (Luke 11:8). Paul employs it when commending Phoebe, asking the Roman church to assist her in whatever matter she may need (Rom 16:2), and rhetorically asking whether he needs letters of recommendation (2 Cor 3:1). The Spanish 'necesitar' and French 'avoir besoin' closely mirror this sense of genuine requirement.
Senses
1. sense 1 — To have need of, to require — denoting a genuine lack or necessity that calls for supply or assistance. Jesus uses it to assure disciples that their heavenly Father knows their material needs (Matt 6:32; Luke 12:30). It also describes a neighbor's midnight need (Luke 11:8), Phoebe's need for practical help from the Roman congregation (Rom 16:2), and Paul's rhetorical question about needing commendatory letters (2 Cor 3:1). All 5 occurrences express straightforward necessity, confirmed by uniform translations: Spanish 'necesitar,' French 'avoir besoin,' German 'beduerfen.' 5×
AR["تَحتاجونَ", "تَحْتَاجُ-إِلَيْهِ", "تَحْتَاجُونَ", "نَحتاجُ", "يَحْتاجُ"]·ben["আমরা-প্রয়োজন-আছে,", "প্রয়োজন", "প্রয়োজন-হয়"]·DE["beduerfen", "χρῄζει", "χρῄζετε"]·EN["do-we-need", "he-needs", "she-may-need", "you-need"]·FR["avoir-besoin"]·heb["צְרִיכִים", "צָרִיךְ", "תִּצְטָרֵךְ"]·HI["आवश्यकता-है-क्या-हमें", "चाहते-हो", "ज़रूरत-है", "ज़रूरत-हो"]·ID["ia-membutuhkan", "kami-memerlukan", "kamu-memerlukan", "memerlukan", "yang-ia-perlukan"]·IT["avere-bisogno", "chrezei", "chrezete"]·jav["ingkang-dipunbetahaken", "kita-mbetahaken,", "mbetahaken", "panjenengan-sedaya-mbetahaken"]·KO["필요로-하는가", "필요하다", "필요한-것을"]·PT["necessitais", "necessitamos", "precisar"]·RU["и-", "нуждаемся", "нуждаетесь", "нуждается"]·ES["necesita", "necesitamos", "necesite", "necesitáis"]·SW["anayohitaji", "mahitaji", "mnahitaji", "tunahitaji,"]·TR["ihtiyacı-varsa", "ihtiyacımız var", "ihtiyacınız-var"]·urd["ضرورت-ہو", "ضرورت-ہے"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
χρῄζω, Refs 6th c.BC+present and imperfect (but see below Refs: Epic dialect and Ionic dialect χρηΐζω, as always in Refs 8th c.BC+; written χρηιίζω, Refs 5th c.BC+; also χρεΐζω, Refs 3rd c.BC+; Doric dialect χρῄζω Refs 5th c.BC+; also χρήζω Refs 3rd c.BC+; χρείζω Refs 2nd c.BC+: sicil. Doric dialect χρῄσδω Refs 3rd c.BC+; Megarian dialect Doric dialect χρῄδδω Refs 5th c.BC+: future χρῄσω Refs 5th…