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ἐλλείπ-ω ,
b. Geom., fall short, χωρίῳ by an area, Pl.Men. 87a, cf. Euc.6.27, al.
5. c.gen.pers., to be inferior to, Pl.Alc.1.122c; ἐμπειρίᾳ μηδὲν ἐκείνων . Id.R.484d: also c. gen. rei, τἀνθάδε τῶν ἐκεῖ . Id.Alc.1.122d.
6. folld.by μή c.inf., τί γὰρ . μὴ παραπαίειν; in what does it fall short of madness? A.Pr.1056 (anap.); “οὐδὲν ἐλλείψω τὸ μὴ . . πυθέσθαιS.Tr.90.
8. of things, to be wanting or lacking to . ., c.dat., X.Mem.2.1.8.
III. Pass., to be surpassed, “ἐλλείπεσθαι εὖ ποιῶνX.Mem.2.6.5.
2. to be wanting, fail, Id.Cyr.6.2.37, Eq.3.8, etc.; to be inferior, Pl.R.484d: c. gen., “τινὸς εἰς σύνεσινId.Amat.136a.
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