ἐλλῐπής,ές, (ἐλλείπω) Act. ,
A. leaving out, omitting, τινός
Pl. Lg. 924b
.
II.
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. abs.,failing,ἐ. καὶ μὴ δυνατὸς ἐπιμελεῖσθαι negligent, Pl. Lg. 901c ;τὸ μὴ ἐπιχειρούμενον ἀεὶ ἐλλιπὲς ἦν τῆς δοκήσεωςwhatever was not attempted wasso much lostof their reckoning, Th. 4.55 , cf. 5.1 ;τὸ ἐ. τῆς γνώμης ὧν . . ᾠήθημεν πράξεινthefailureof judgement in respect of . ., Id. 4.63 ;τὸ ἐ.defect, Arist. Rh. 1371b4 ;τὸ τῆς νομοθεσίας ἐ. Plb. 6.49.6 : Comp.