ἘΛΛΙΠΗ, ἐλλιπη
ELLIPĒ, ellipē
Sounds Like: el-LEE-pay
Translations: deficient, lacking, wanting, incomplete, defective
From the root: ἘΛΛΙΠΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is deficient, lacking, or incomplete. It indicates a state of being wanting in some respect, or having a defect. It can be used to describe a person, an object, or a quality that falls short of what is expected or required.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Accusative, or Vocative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1640 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:245
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΛΛΙΠΗΣ.
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- ἘΛΛΙΠΗΣ — lacking, deficient, wanting, incomplete
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