ἐπιδευής
epideues
in need of
Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐπιδευής, ές, poet. for ἐπιδεής, A. in need or want of, lacking, c. gen., δαιτὸς ἐΐσης, κρειῶν, γάλακτος, etc., Il. 9.225, Od. 4.87, etc.; βιότου Th. 605; λώβης τε καὶ αἴσχεος οὐκ ἐπιδευεῖς lacking not scathe nor scorn, Il. 13.622; τῶν πάντων ἐπιδευέες (v.l.-δεέες) 4.130: abs., ὅς κʼ ἐπιδευής whoever be in want, Il. 5.481, cf. 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 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 2.15.
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