torrent

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

P. χείμαρρος, ὁ, ῥύαξ, ὁ, V. ῥεῖθρον χείμαρρον, τό; see stream.

this whole plot would have burst like a torrent over the city: P. ὥσπερ χείμαρρος ἂν ἅπαν τοῦτο τὸ πρᾶγμα εἰς τὴν πόλιν εἰσέπεσε (Dem., 278).

of a torrent, adj.: V. χείμαρρος.

torrent bed: Ar. and P. χαράδρα, ἡ.

Met., of words: Ar. κρουνός, ὁ.

when Pytho grew bold and poured forth a torrent of invective against you, I did not give way: P. ἐγὼ μὲν τῷ Πύθωνι θρασυνομένῳ καὶ πολλῷ ῥέοντι καθ' ὑμῶν οὐχ ὑπεχώρησα (Dem. 272).