Έλειψε από τη δουλειά λόγω ασθένειας.

Here έλειψε comes from the verb λείπω. Depending on context, λείπω can mean things like leave, be missing, or be absent. In the pattern λείπω από + place/activity, it means to be absent from.

So Έλειψε από τη δουλειά means he/she was absent from work or he/she missed work.

Greek often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed. The verb ending already shows the person and number.

έλειψε is 3rd person singular, so it can mean:

• he was absent
• she was absent
• sometimes it was absent, depending on context

English usually needs a subject pronoun, but Greek often does not.

έλειψε is the aorist, which is the normal simple past in Greek.

Here it presents the absence as one completed event in the past:

• He/she was absent from work
• He/she missed work

A useful comparison is έλειπε, the imperfect:

• έλειπε από τη δουλειά = he/she was absent from work / used to be absent from work

So έλειψε sounds like a single occasion, while έλειπε can sound more ongoing or repeated.

With λείπω, Greek normally uses από to show what place or activity someone was absent from.

Examples:

• λείπω από το σχολείο = be absent from school
• λείπω από τη δουλειά = be absent from work
• λείπω από το μάθημα = be absent from class

So από here is not literally about movement away from somewhere. It is part of the usual way Greek expresses absence.

The full feminine accusative article is την, but the final -ν is often dropped before many consonants in modern Greek.

Since δουλειά starts with δ, it is very normal to say:

• τη δουλειά

You may also see or hear:

• την δουλειά

But τη δουλειά is the more usual form here.

In this sentence, δουλειά is broad and natural, just like English work.

So από τη δουλειά can mean:

• absent from one’s job
• absent from work
• absent from the workplace / work duties

Usually the exact nuance comes from context, but from work is the most natural English equivalent here.

Because λόγω takes the genitive case.

The basic noun is:

• η ασθένεια = illness

Its genitive singular is:

• της ασθένειας

After λόγω, Greek uses that genitive form:

• λόγω ασθένειας = due to illness

So this is a grammar pattern to remember:

• λόγω + genitive

Because Greek often leaves out the article when speaking generally or in a more fixed, formal expression.

So:

• λόγω ασθένειας = due to illness in a general sense

If you say:

• λόγω της ασθένειας

that means more specifically:

• due to the illness
• in other words, a particular illness already known in the conversation

So the version without the article sounds more general and more formulaic.

Yes, it sounds neutral to fairly formal, and it is very common in written or administrative language, such as:

• notes
• reports
• attendance records
• workplace communication

In everyday speech, people might say something more conversational, such as:

• Έλειψε από τη δουλειά γιατί ήταν άρρωστος / άρρωστη.
• Δεν πήγε στη δουλειά επειδή ήταν άρρωστος / άρρωστη.

So λόγω ασθένειας is absolutely correct, but it sounds a bit more official than casual speech.

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English.

The original sentence:

• Έλειψε από τη δουλειά λόγω ασθένειας.

is a natural, neutral way to say it.

You could also say:

• Λόγω ασθένειας έλειψε από τη δουλειά.

This puts more emphasis on the reason first: Due to illness, he/she was absent from work.

So the meaning stays basically the same, but the emphasis can shift depending on word order.