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ἔνδεια

endeia

want, lack

Appears 19 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἔνδεια, ἡ, A. want, lack, δυνάμεως Th. 4.18; τῆς ἀναγκαιοτάτης διαίτης Id. 7.82; χρημάτων X. Ath. 1.5, Pl. Hp.Ma. 283d, etc. II. abs., deficiency, defect, opp. ὑπερβολή, Id. Prt. 357b, Arist. EN 1109a4: pl., opp. ὑπερβολαί, Isoc. 2.33, cf. 8.90. 2. want, need, coupled with ἐπιθυμία, Pl. Grg. 496d, 496e: pl., αἱ ἔνδειαι τῶν φίλων, τοῦ σώματος, X. Cyr. 8.2.22, Pl. Erx. 401e, al. 3. want of means, poverty, ἀεὶ ἐνδείᾳ σύνοικος Id. Smp. 203d; αἰσχρόν τι ποιεῖν διʼ ἔνδειαν D. 18.257; famine, Jul. Or. 2.66c. 4. Gramm., defect, opp. πλεόνασμα, A.D. Synt. 133.15.
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