A.leaving out, omitting, “τινός” Pl.Lg. 924b.
II. Pass., wanting, defective, “μνήμης” Th.7.8; ἐ. κάλλους, ἀκριβείας, Pl.Lg.669a, R.504b, etc.: c. dat., “προθυμίᾳ ἐλλιπεῖς” Th.6.69; “δεῖπνον . . μηδενὶ ἐλλιπές” Euang.1.3; “ἐν τοῖς πεζικοῖς τῷ καθοπλισμῷ” Plb.18.22.5.
2. abs., failing, ἐ. καὶ μὴ δυνατὸς ἐπιμελεῖσθαι negligent, Pl.Lg.901c; τὸ μὴ ἐπιχειρούμενον ἀεὶ ἐλλιπὲς ἦν τῆς δοκήσεως whatever was not attempted was so much lost of their reckoning, Th.4.55, cf. 5.1; τὸ ἐ. τῆς γνώμης ὧν . . ᾠήθημεν πράξειν the failure of judgement in respect of . ., Id.4.63; τὸ ἐ. defect, Arist. Rh.1371b4; τὸ τῆς νομοθεσίας ἐ. Plb.6.49.6: Comp. -έστερος ib.11.3. Adv. ἐλλι^μεν-πῶς inadequately, deficiently, “λέγειν” Isoc.Fr.3.β́.5; “πρός τι ἔχειν” Aret.CD1.2; “ἔχειν τινός” Cod.Just.1.1.7.11; “γεγραμμένα” Gal. Libr.Propr.2; opp. περιττῶς, Philostr.VS1.11: Comp. “-έστερον” OGI 56.13 (iii B.C.); “ἐ. τῆς ἀληθείας εἰρηκέναι” Plb.5.32.2.