ἐνδέω
ε-contract Verb;
Transliteration:
Principal Part:
ἐνδέω
ἐνδεήσω
Structure:
ἐν
(Prefix)
+
δέϝ
(Stem)
+
ω
(Ending)
Sense
- to be in want of, do we lack
- to be wanting or lacking, there is need or want
Conjugation
The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.
Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.
- μήθ̓ ὑφ̓ ἡδονῆσ κατασπᾶσθαι μήτε ὀργίζεσθαι, φθόνου δὲ κρείττονι καὶ πλούτου καταφρονοῦντι καὶ συνόλωσ εὐδαίμονι, ὁποῖον χρὴ τὸν κανόνα εἶναι καὶ γνώμονα τοῦ κατὰ τὴν ἀρετὴν βίου, ‐ ὁ γὰρ καὶ κατὰ μικρότατον ἐνδέων ἀτελήσ, κἂν πάντα πλείω ἔχῃ ‐ εἰ δὲ τοῦτο οὐχί, οὐδέπω εὐδαίμων. (Lucian, 158:1)
- τοῦ μέντοι περὶ τὰσ ὁμιλίασ ὄγκου καὶ τοῦ πρὸσ τὸν δῆμον ἀτενοῦσ ἐφιλονείκει μηδὲν ὑφελεῖν μηδὲ χαλάσαι, καίτοι τῶν πραγμάτων αὐτῷ χάριτοσ ἐνδεῶν ὄντων, καὶ Πλάτωνοσ ἐπιτιμῶντοσ, ὡσ εἰρήκαμεν, καὶ γράφοντοσ ὅτι ἡ αὐθάδεια ἐρημίᾳ σύνοικόσ ἐστιν, ἀλλὰ φύσει τε φαίνεται πρὸσ τὸ πιθανὸν δυσκεράστῳ κεχρημένοσ, ἀντισπᾶν τε τοὺσ Συρακουσίουσ ἄγαν ἀνειμένουσ καὶ διατεθρυμμένουσ προθυμούμενοσ. (Plutarch, Dion, chapter 52 4:1)
- καὶ μᾶζα καὶ ὕδωρ τὴν ἀκροτάτην ἀποδίδωσιν ἡδονήν, ἐπειδὰν ἐνδέων τισ αὐτὰ προσενέγκηται. (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, I, EPIKOUROS 131:1)
Synonyms
-
to be in want of
- ἐλλείπω (to be wanting or lacking to)
- ἐπιδέω (to want or lack of, lacking)
- σπανίζω (to lack or be in want of, to be in want)
- καταδέω (to want, lack, need)
- χατίζω (to lack, be without, to fail)
- προσλείπω (to be lacking)
- ἐπιδεύομαι (to be in want of, to lack, to need the help of)
- στέρομαι (to be wanting in, to lack, want)
- ἐλλείπω (to be in want of, fall short of, lack)
- ἐπιδέω (to be in want of)
- ἀπολείπω (to be wanting of or in, wanting, of)
- ὑστερέω (to be in want)
- ἀποδέω (to be in want of, lack, lacking)
-
to be wanting or lacking
Derived
- ἀποδέω (to be in want of, lack, lacking)
- δέω (to lack, miss, stand in need of)
- ἐπιδέω (to want or lack of, lacking, to be in want of)
- καταδέω (to want, lack, need)