A.miss, want, Act. used by Hom. only in aor., ἐδεύησεν δ᾽ οἰήϊον ἄκρον ἱκέσθαι he missed, failed in reaching it, Od.9.483,540: δεύει, = δεῖ, IG12(2).526A19 (Eresus); “δεύοντος” Alc.Oxy.1788.15 ii 3.
II. Dep. δεύομαι , fut. “δευήσομαι” Od.6.192, = Att. δέομαι, feel the want or loss of, be without, θυμοῦ δευόμενος reft of life, Il.3.294, 20.472; stand in need of, “βάκτρου” E.Tr. 276; “ἐν καίροις ἐπιμεληΐας δευομένοις” IG12(2).243 (Mytilene); αἴ κέ τινος δεύωνται ib.15.26; ἐδεύετο ἤματος ὥρη . . νέεσθαι the time of day required her to return, A.R.3.1138.