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ἔλλειψις

ἔλλειψις, falling short, defect

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ἐλλείψεις feminine nominative plural, feminine vocative plural, feminine accusative plural of ἔλλειψις

ἐλλείψεις future active indicative 2nd singular of ἐλλείπω

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ἔλλειψις, εως, ἡ,
  • falling short, defect, opp. ὑπερβολή, Democr. 102, Pl. Prt. 356a; opp. ὑπεροχή, Arist. Ph. 187a17, Metaph. 1042b25; ὑπερβολὴ καὶ ἔ. καὶ τὸ μέσον Id. EN 1106b17.
      • 2 the conic section ellipse, Apollon.Perg. Con. 1.13 (so called because the square on the ordinate is equal to a rectangle with height equal to the abscissa and applied to the parameter, but falling short of it).
      • 3 ἐν ἐλλείψεσιν ἐνυπάρχειν to be present in deficiency, of the negative terms in an algebraical expression, Dioph. 1Praef. p.14 T.
      • 4 Gramm., ellipse, Ath. 14.644a, A.D. Synt. 117.19; omission of a letter, Id. Pron. 56.28.
      • 5 = ἔκλειψις, Olymp. in Mete. 67.37 (s.v.l.).
      • 6 Pythag.name for two, Theol.Ar. 10.

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