ἐπιδέω(B),fut. -δεήσω,
A. wantorlack ofa number,τετρακοσίας μυριάδας
. . ἐπιδεούσας ἑπτὰ χιλιάδων
Hdt. 7.28
: generally,to be in need of, Ocell. 1.8 ;τῆς τέχνης ἂν μόνον ἐπιδέοιwouldneednothingffurtherbut his skill, Pl. Lg. 709d : impers., ἐὰν δὲ καὶ ἄλλης ἐπιδέῃ βοηθείας
D.H. 6.63
.
II. . Med. ,to be in want of, τινός
Hdt. 1.32
, Pl. Smp. 204a , X. Smp. 8.16 , etc.;ἀρχὴν τριάκοντα ἐπιδεομένην ἡμερῶν lackingthirty days of its expiry, Pl. Lg. 766c .
2. .request,
PMag.Lond. 121.546 .