ἘΛΛΕΙΠΟΝΤΑ, ἐλλειποντα
ELLEIPONTA, elleiponta
Sounds Like: el-LEI-pon-tah
Translations: lacking, failing, deficient, missing, what is lacking, things lacking
From the root: ἘΛΛΕΙΠΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a present active participle derived from the verb 'to lack' or 'to fail'. It describes something that is incomplete, insufficient, or absent. It can be used to describe a person who is deficient in some quality or a thing that is missing a necessary component. In the provided context, it appears to be used in the accusative plural, likely referring to 'things that are lacking' or 'what is deficient'.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Accusative, Plural, Neuter (or Nominative/Accusative, Plural, Masculine)
Strong’s number: G1633 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΛΛΕΙΠΩ.
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- ἘΛΛΕΙΠΕΙΝ — to lack, to fail, to be wanting, to fall short, to be deficient
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