κνέφας δὲ τέμενος αἰθέρος λάβῃ → and darkness had covered the region of the sky
P. λεπτότης, ἡ.
scantiness: P. ὀλιγότης, ἡ, P. and V. σπάνις, ἡ, ἀπορία, ἡ.
deficiency: P. ἔνδεια, ἡ.