ἐπιδευής

ἐπιδευής, ές, poet. for ἐπιδεής,

• in need or want of, lacking, c. gen., δαιτὸς ἐΐσης, κρειῶν, γάλακτος, etc., Il. 9.225, Od. 4.87, etc.; βιότου Hes. Th. 605; λώβης τε καὶ αἴσχεος οὐκ ἐπιδευεῖς lacking not scathe nor scorn, Il. 13.622; τῶν πάντων ἐπιδευέες (v.l. -δεέες) Hdt. 4.130: abs., ὅς κʼ ἐπιδευής whoever be in want, Il. 5.481, cf. Parm. 8.33.
• • II lacking, failing, ἵνα μή τι δίκης ἐπιδευὲς ἔχῃσθα that thou mayʼst have no point of right wanting, Il. 19.180: c. gen., βίης ἐπιδευέες failing in strength, Od. 21.185; ἐ. θέσφατα μαντοσύνης A.R. 2.315: as Comp., βίης ἐπιδευέες εἰμὲν ἀντιθέου Ὀδυσῆος inferior to Ulysses in strength, Od. 21.253, cf. h.Ap. 338: and abs., πολλὸν δʼ ἐπιδευέες ἦμεν far too weak were we, Od. 24.171: c. inf., τεθνάκην ὀλίγω ʼπιδεύης cj. in Sapph. 2.15.

ἐπιδευής, ές, ep. = ἐπιδεής, ermangelnd, bedürftig, τυροῦ καὶ κρειῶν Od. 4.87 ; δαιτὸς ἐΐσης Il. 9.225 ; absolut, κτήματα τά τʼ ἔλδεται ὅς κʼ ἐπιδευής, sc. αὐτῶν 5.481 ; βίης ἐπιδευέες, schwächer, Od. 21.185, wie εἰ δὲ τοσόνδε βίης ἐπιδευέες εἰμὲν – Ὀδυσῆος 253, vgl. h.Apoll. 338, absolut, οὐδέ τις ἡμείων δύνατο – νευρὴν ἐντανύσαι, πολλὸν δʼ ἐπιδευέες ἦμεν, wir waren viel zu schwach, Od. 24.171 ; βιότου Hes. Th. 605 ; τῶν πάντων ἐπιδευέες Her. 4.130 ; sp.D., wie Ap.Rh. 1.866 ; – λώβης τε καὶ αἴσχεος οὐκ ἐπιδευεῖς, an Schande u. Schimpf keinen Mangel, d.i. genug davon habend, Il. 13.622, ἵνα μή τι δίκης ἐπιδευὲς ἔχῃσθα, damit dir Nichts an deinem Rechte mangele, 19.180.

ἐπιδευής

-ές

[ἐπιδεύομαι.]

Contr. pl. ἐπιδευεῖς Il. 9.225, Il. 13.622.

• • 1

    Needy, in want Il. 5.481.

  • 2

    With genit., lacking, lacking in, being without, not having: κρειῶν Il. 12.299. Cf. Il. 13.622: Od. 4.87.

    Suffering want or being stinted in the matter of: δαιτὸς ἐΐσης Il. 9.225.

    Falling short of: βίης Ὀδυσῆος Od. 21.253.

    Falling short in the matter of: βίης Od. 21.185.

    Absol., lacking the necessary strength Od. 24.171.

  • 3

    In neut. ἐπιδευές as abstract sb., lack: ἵνα μή τι δίκης ἐ. ἔχῃσθα Il. 19.180.

ἐπιδευής , ές (ἐπιδεύομαι): in need of, lacking, inferior to; δαιτός, Il. 9.225; w. two genitives (and illustrating both meanings at once), βίης ἐπιδευέες εἰμὲν Ὀδυσῆος, Od. 21.253.—Adv., ἐπιδευὲς ἔχειν δίκης, ‘fail of,’ Il. 19.180.

ἐπιδευής, ές poet. and Ionic for ἐπιδεής,

• • Iin need or want of, c. gen., Hom., Hdt.: absol. in want, Il.
  • IIlacking, failing in a thing, c. gen., Od.; βίης ἐπιδευέες Ὀδυσῆος inferior to U. in strength, Od.; absol., ἐπιδευέες ἦμεν too weak were we, Od.