ἐπιδευής

English (LSJ)

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 Hes.Th.605; λώβης τε καὶ αἴσχεος οὐκ ἐπιδευεῖς lacking not scathe nor scorn, Il.13.622; τῶν πάντων ἐπιδευέες (v.l.-δεέες) Hdt.4.130: abs., ὅς κ' ἐπιδευής whoever be in want, Il.5.481, cf. Parm.8.33.    II. lacking, failing, ἵνα μή τι δίκης ἐπιδευὲς ἔχῃσθα that thou may'st have no point of right wanting, Il.19.180: c. gen., βίης ἐπιδευέες failing in strength, Od.21.185; ἐ. θέσφατα μαντοσύνης A.R.2.315: as Comp., βίης ἐπιδευέες εἰμὲν ἀντιθέου Ὀδυσῆος inferior to Ulysses in strength, Od.21.253, cf. h.Ap.338: and abs., πολλὸν δ' ἐπιδευέες ἦμεν far too weak were we, Od.24.171: c. inf., τεθνάκην ὀλίγω 'πιδεύης cj. in Sapph.2.15.