A.want, lack, “δυνάμεως” Th.4.18; “τῆς ἀναγκαιοτάτης διαίτης” Id.7.82; “Χρημάτων” X.Ath.1.5, Pl.Hp.Ma.283d, etc.
II. abs., deficiency, defect, opp. ὑπερβολή, Id.Prt.357b, Arist.EN1109a4: pl., opp. ὑπερβολαί, Isoc.2.33, cf. 8.90.
2. want, need, coupled with ἐπιθυμία, Pl.Grg.496d, 496e: pl., αἱ ἔνδειαι τῶν φίλων, τοῦ σώματος, X.Cyr. 8.2.22, Pl.Erx.401e, al.
3. want of means, poverty, “ἀεὶ ἐνδείᾳ σύνοικος” Id.Smp.203d; “αἰσχρόν τι ποιεῖν δι᾽ ἔνδειαν” D.18.257; famine, Jul. Or.2.66c.
4. Gramm., defect, opp. πλεόνασμα, A.D.Synt.133.15.