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ὥσπερ γὰρ ζώου τῶν ὄψεων ἀφαιρεθεισῶν ἀχρειοῦται τὸ ὅλον, οὕτως ἐξ ἱστορίας ἀναιρεθείσης τῆς ἀληθείας τὸ καταλειπόμενον αὐτῆς ἀνωφελὲς γίνεται διήγημα → for just as a living creature which has lost its eyesight is wholly incapacitated, so if history is stripped of her truth all that is left is but an idle tale | for, just as closed eyes make the rest of an animal useless, what is left from a history blind to the truth is just a pointless tale
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===substantive=== | |||
P. and V. [[ὄμβρος]], ὁ ( | [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ὄμβρος]], ὁ ([[Plato]], ''[[Republic]]'' 359D). | ||
[[storm of rain]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἐπομβρία]], ἡ ([[Demosthenes|Dem.]] 1274, [[Aeschylus|Aesch.]], ''Fragment'' and [[Aristophanes|Ar.]]). | |||
[[rain]]: [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[prose|P.]] [[ὑετός]], ὁ, [[ὕδωρ]], τό. | |||
[[storm]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[χειμών]], ὁ. | |||
[[drizzle]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ψακάς]], ἡ ([[Xenophon|Xen.]] also [[Aristophanes|Ar.]]). | |||
Met., | Met., [[abundance]]: see [[abundance]]. | ||
Met., | Met., of [[weapon]]s, etc.: [[verse|V.]] [[νιφάς]], ἡ; see also [[storm]]. | ||
[[borne down by a ceaseless shower of weapons from all sides]]: [[verse|V.]] [[πυκνῇ δὲ νιφάδι πάντοθεν σποδούμενος]] ([[Euripides]], [[and]], 1129). | |||
[[he crept up beneath a shower of stones]]: [[verse|V.]] [[πετρούμενος ἀνεῖρπε]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Phoenissae]]'' 1177). | |||
[[with showers of stones]]: [[verse|V.]] [[πετρῶν ἀραγμοῖς]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Phoenissae]]'' 1143). | |||
[[the light armed troops on either hand prevented them with a shower of darts]]: [[prose|P.]] [[οἱ ψιλοὶ ἑκατέρωθεν βάλλοντες εἶργον]] ([[Thucydides|Thuc.]] 4, 33). | |||
[[shower of tears]]: [[verse|V.]] [[πηγή]], ἡ, [[νοτίς]], ἡ, [[πλημμυρίς]], ἡ, [[ἐπιρροή]], ἡ ([[Euripides]], ''Fragment''), [[νᾶμα]], τό. | |||
===verb transitive=== | |||
[[pour]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[χεῖν]]. | |||
[[shower over]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[καταχεῖν]] (τί τινος). | |||
[[I take and shower these confetti over you]]: [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] [[τὰ καταχύσματα ταυτὶ καταχέω σου λαβοῦσα]] (Pl. 789). | |||
[[shower down upon]]: use [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[διδόναι]]. | |||
[[shower]] ([[blow]]s, etc.): use [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[διδόναι]]; see [[deal]]. | |||
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substantive
P. and V. ὄμβρος, ὁ (Plato, Republic 359D).
storm of rain: P. and V. ἐπομβρία, ἡ (Dem. 1274, Aesch., Fragment and Ar.).
rain: Ar. and P. ὑετός, ὁ, ὕδωρ, τό.
drizzle: P. and V. ψακάς, ἡ (Xen. also Ar.).
Met., abundance: see abundance.
Met., of weapons, etc.: V. νιφάς, ἡ; see also storm.
borne down by a ceaseless shower of weapons from all sides: V. πυκνῇ δὲ νιφάδι πάντοθεν σποδούμενος (Euripides, and, 1129).
he crept up beneath a shower of stones: V. πετρούμενος ἀνεῖρπε (Euripides, Phoenissae 1177).
with showers of stones: V. πετρῶν ἀραγμοῖς (Euripides, Phoenissae 1143).
the light armed troops on either hand prevented them with a shower of darts: P. οἱ ψιλοὶ ἑκατέρωθεν βάλλοντες εἶργον (Thuc. 4, 33).
shower of tears: V. πηγή, ἡ, νοτίς, ἡ, πλημμυρίς, ἡ, ἐπιρροή, ἡ (Euripides, Fragment), νᾶμα, τό.
verb transitive
shower over: P. and V. καταχεῖν (τί τινος).
I take and shower these confetti over you: Ar. τὰ καταχύσματα ταυτὶ καταχέω σου λαβοῦσα (Pl. 789).
shower down upon: use P. and V. διδόναι.
