be deficient in
From LSJ
λόγῳ ἀναλίσκω τὸν χρόνον τῆς ἡμέρας → waste the day in idle talk, consume the duration of the day with talk
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
ἐλλείπειν, ἀπολείπεσθαι, λείπεσθαι, πένεσθαι
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