ἐπιδεύομαι

A. to be in want of, lack, c. gen. rei, χρυσοῦ ἐπιδεύεαι Il. 2.229, cf. Od. 15.371, Nic. Th. 57; need the help of, c. gen. pers., σεῦ ἐπιδευομένους Il. 18.77.

II. . to be lacking in, fall short of, c. gen. rei, μάχης ἐπιδεύομαι 23.670, cf. 17.142: also c. gen. pers., πολλὸν κείνων ἐπιδεύεαι ἀνδρῶν fallest far short of them, 5.636; or both together, οὔ τι μάχης ἐπιδεύετ’ Ἀχαιῶν 24.385: later c. acc. rei, ἀλκήν A.R. 2.1220.—The Act. occurs only in Aeol. fut. inf. ἐπιδεύσην, f.l. in Sapph. 2.15 (v. ἐπιδευής).