ἐπιδεής
From LSJ
ἔγνω δὲ φώρ τε φῶρα καὶ λύκος λύκον → the thief knows the thief and the wolf knows the wolf, and thief knows thief and wolf his fellow wolf, set a thief to catch a thief
English (LSJ)
poet. ἐπιδευής (q.v.), ές,
A in need of, τινός Pl.Ti.33c, v.l.in X.Cyr.8.7.12, etc.: pl., -δεέες v.l.in Hdt.4.130: Comp. -έστερος ἐκείνων inferior to . ., Pl.Plt.311b: Sup. -έστατος most in need, πλείστων Id.R.579e. Adv. -εῶς inadequately, Id.Lg.899d.
German (Pape)
[Seite 934] ές, bedürftig, Plat. u. Folgde; τινός, Xen. Cyr. 8, 7, 12 u. sonst; πλείστων ἐπιδεέστατος Plat. Rep. IX, 579 e; ἐκείνων ἐπιδεέστερα, jenen nachstehend, Polit. 311 b.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ής, ές :
qui manque de, gén.;
Cp. ἐπιδεέστερος, Sp. ἐπιδεέστατος.
Étymologie: ἐπιδέω².
