ὅσον ἀπὸ τοῦ ἱεροῦ ἐφεωρᾶτο τῆς νήσου → as much of the island as was in view from the temple
leanness: P. λεπτότης, ἡ.
scantiness: P. and V. σπάνις, ἡ.
deficiency: P. ἔνδεια, ἡ.