λέπτει

From LSJ

κάλλιστον ἐφόδιον τῷ γήρᾳ ἡ παιδεία (Aristotle, quoted by Diogenes Laertius 5.21) → the finest provision for old age is education

Source

German (Pape)

[Seite 32] führt Phot. aus Eupolis an u. erkl. κατεσθίει; Mein. vermuthet λέπει.