ἐπιδευής,ές, poet. forἐπιδεής,
A. in needorwant of, lacking, c. gen.,δαιτὸς ἐί̈σης, κρειῶν, γάλακτος, etc., Il. 9.225 , Od. 4.87 , etc.; βιότου
Hes. Th. 605
;λώβης τε καὶ αἴσχεος οὐκ ἐπιδευεῖς lackingnot scathe nor scorn, Il. 13.622 ;τῶν πάντων ἐπιδευέες(v.l.-δεέες) Hdt. 4.130 : abs.,ὅς κ' ἐπιδευήςwhoever bein want, Il. 5.481 , cf. Parm. 8.33 .
II. .lacking, failing,ἵνα μή τι δίκης ἐπιδευὲς ἔχῃσθαthat thou may'st haveno point of rightwanting, Il. 19.180 : c. gen.,βίης ἐπιδευέες failingin strength, Od. 21.185 ; ἐ. θέσφατα μαντοσύνης
A.R. 2.315
: as Comp. ,βίης ἐπιδευέες εἰμὲν ἀντιθέου Ὀδυσῆος inferior toUlysses in strength, Od. 21.253 , cf. h.Ap. 338 : and abs.,πολλὸν δ' ἐπιδευέες ἦμενfartoo weakwere we, Od. 24.171 : c.inf.,τεθνάκην ὀλίγω 'πιδεύηςcj. in Sapph. 2.15 .