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ἐλλῐπής

ellipes

leaving out, omitting

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ἐλλῐπής · ellipēs — LSJ

leaving out, omitting

leaving out, omitting, τινός Pl. Lg. 924b.

II wanting, defective

Pass., wanting, defective, μνήμης Th. 7.8; ἐ. κάλλους, ἀκριβείας, Pl. Lg. 669a, R. 504b, etc.: c. dat., προθυμίᾳ ἐλλιπεῖς Th. 6.69; δεῖπνον . . μηδενὶ ἐλλιπές Euang. 1.3; ἐν τοῖς πεζικοῖς τῷ καθοπλισμῷ Plb. 18.22.5.

2 failing, negligent, so much lost, failure, defect, inadequately, deficiently

abs., failing, ἐ. καὶ μὴ δυνατὸς ἐπιμελεῖσθαι negligent, Pl. Lg. 901c; τὸ μὴ ἐπιχειρούμενον ἀεὶ ἐλλιπὲς ἦν τῆς δοκήσεως whatever was not attempted was so much lost of their reckoning, Th. 4.55, cf. 5.1; τὸ ἐ. τῆς γνώμης ὧν . . ᾠήθημεν πράξειν the failure of judgement in respect of . ., Id. 4.63; τὸ ἐ. defect, Arist. Rh. 1371b4; τὸ τῆς νομοθεσίας ἐ. Plb. 6.49.6: Comp. -έστερος ib. 11.3. Adv. ἐλλῐ-πῶς inadequately, deficiently, λέγειν Isoc. Fr. 3.β.5; πρός τι ἔχειν Aret. CD 1.2; ἔχειν τινός Cod.Ju

III not equal to the sum of its factors

of a number, not equal to the sum of its factors, opp. ὑπερτελής, Theo Sm. p.46H. Adv. -πῶς Iamb. in Nic. p.53P.

IV elliptical

Gramm., elliptical, φωνή S.E. P. 1.188, cf.Sch. S. OT 324, etc. Adv. -πῶς Sch. A.R. 1.252.

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