ἐλλιπής

ellipes

leaving out, omitting

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 3
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Book II 1
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669a3
Book X 1
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901c5
Book XI 1
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924b4
Philebus 1
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53d6
Republic 1
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Book VI 1
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504b6

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐλλιπής, 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 δοκήσεως whatever was not attempted was so much lost of their reckoning, Th. 4.55, cf. 5.1; τὸ ἐ. τῆς γνώμης ὧν . . ᾠήθημεν πράξειν the failure of judgement in respect of . ., Id. 4.63; τὸ ἐ. defect, Arist. Rh. 1371b4; τὸ τῆς νομοθεσίας ἐ. Plb. 6.49.6: Comp. -έστερος ib.11.3. Adv. ἐλλῐ-πῶς inadequately, deficiently, λέγειν Isoc. Fr. 3.β.5; πρός τι ἔχειν Aret. CD 1.2; ἔχειν τινός Cod.Just. 1.1.7.11; γεγραμμένα Gal. Libr.Propr. 2; opp. περιττῶς, Philostr. VS 1.11: Comp. -έστερον OGI 56.13 (iii B.C.); ἐ. τῆς ἀληθείας εἰρηκέναι Plb. 5.32.2. III. of a number, not equal to the sum of its factors, opp. ὑπερτελής, Theo Sm. p.46H. Adv. -πῶς Iamb. in Nic.p.53P. IV. Gramm., elliptical, φωνή S.E. P. 1.188, cf.Sch.S. OT 324, etc. Adv. -πῶς Sch.A.R. 1.252.

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