Lexical Definition

‎ἐπιλείπω‎ epileípō (ep-ee-li'-po) be insufficient ^G:V
from ‎ἐπί‎ and ‎λείπω‎

fail.

• to leave upon, i.e. (figuratively) to be insufficient for

Abbott-Smith

ἐπι-λείπω [in LXX: Ob 5 א1 R (שָׁאַר hi.) * ;]
to fail: c. acc pers., He 11:32.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐπιλείπω,

leave behind, ἐπὶ δὲ πλεῖον ἐλέλειπτο [Refs 8th c.BC+] codices:—middle, leave behind, of gleanings, variant in [LXX]:— passive, c.genitive, fall short of, παντὸς ἀριθμοῦ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epinomis” 978b: with dative, τῇ δυνάμει, τῇ οὐσίᾳ[Refs]

__2. leave untouched, ὡς οὔτ᾽ ἂν τῶν ἐμῶν ἐπιλίποιμι οὐδὲν οὔτε τῶν φίλων 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 310e: c.participle, μυρία ἐ. λέγων [Refs]
__II. of things, fail one, c.accusative person, ἥβην.., ἥ μ᾽ ἐπιλείπει [Refs 6th c.BC+]; so τῶν ὄμβρων ἐπιλιπόντων αὐτούς (i.e. τοὺς ποταμούς) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπειδὰν αὐτοὺς ἐπιλίπωσιν ἐλπίδες 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.103: c.infinitive, [ὁ νόμος] ἐμοὶ μόνῳ ἐπέλιπε μὴ ὠφελῆσαι 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.17; ἐπιλίποι ἂν ἡμᾶς ὁ χρόνος time would fail me, [NT]; τὸ ὕδωρ ἡμᾶς ἐ. [Refs]; ἐπιλείψει με λέγονθ᾽ ἡ ἡμέρα 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.296: later, c.dative[Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II.2. [Refs 5th c.BC+] leave their stream unfilled, run dry, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; without ῥέεθρον, fail, run dry,[Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.3. generally, fail, be wanting, ἵνα μὴ ἐπιλίπῃ κατεσθιόμενα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.108; σῖτος ἐπιλιπών a deficiency of it, [Refs]; τὰ ἐπιτήδεια ἐ. [Refs]; ὥστε τὸν λόγον μηδέποτε ἐ. [Refs]; opposed to περιγίγνεσθαι, [Refs]: c.genitive, fall short, σπουδῆς οὐθὲν ἐ. [Refs]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Obad.1.5 ☩ Heb.11.32}