scantiness
From LSJ
Έγ', ὦ ταλαίπωρ', αὐτὸς ὧν χρείᾳ πάρει. Τὰ πολλὰ γάρ τοι ῥήματ' ἢ τέρψαντά τι, ἢ δυσχεράναντ', ἢ κατοικτίσαντά πως, παρέσχε φωνὴν τοῖς ἀφωνήτοις τινά –> Wretched brother, tell him what you need. A multitude of words can be pleasurable, burdensome, or they can arouse pity somehow — they give a kind of voice to the voiceless.
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
P. ὀλιγότης, ἡ.
Lack, dearth: P. and V. σπάνις, ἡ.
Deficiency: P. ἔνδεια, ἡ.
Scantiness of population: P. ὀλιγανθρωπία, ἡ.
