ἘΠΙΛΕΙΠΗ, ἐπιλειπη
EPILEIPĒ, epileipē
Sounds Like: eh-pee-LEH-pee
Translations: fail, lack, be wanting, run short, be exhausted
From the root: ἘΠΙΛΕΙΠΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from 'ἐπί' (upon, in addition) and 'λείπω' (to leave, to lack). It means to fail, to be wanting, to run short, or to be exhausted. It describes a situation where something is insufficient or comes to an end, often implying a deficiency or a cessation.
Inflection: Present, Subjunctive, Active, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1955 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 9:210
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΛΕΙΠΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΙΛΕΙΠΕΙΣ — you fail, you lack, you cease, you are wanting, you are deficient
- ἘΠΙΛΕΙΨΕΙ — fail, be lacking, run short, give out, cease, come to an end
- ἘΠΙΛΕΙΨΕΙΝ — to fail, to cease, to run out, to be lacking, to be deficient
- ἘΠΙΛΙΠΕΙΝ — to fail, to be lacking, to run out, to cease, to come to an end, to be left behind
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