ἐπιλείπω
Infl. fut. ψω
I. "to leave behind", Od., Xen.
2. "to leave untouched", Plat.
II. of things, "to fail" one, Lat. deficere, c. acc. pers., ὕδωρ μιν ἐπέλιπε the water "failed" him, Hdt.; ἐπιλείψει με λέγοντα ἡ ἡμέρα Dem.
2. in Hdt., often of rivers, ἐπ. τὸ ῥέεθρον "to leave" their stream "empty, run dry", Hdt.; and so without ῥέεθρον, "to fail, run dry", id=Hdt.
3. generally, "to fail, be wanting", id=Hdt., Xen., etc.