desolate
From LSJ
κακοὶ μάρτυρες ἀνθρώποισιν ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ ὦτα βαρβάρους ψυχὰς ἐχόντων → eyes and ears are poor witnesses for men if their souls do not understand the language (Heraclitus Phil.: Fr. B 107; Testimonia: Fragment 16, line 6)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adj.
Of places, etc.: P. and V. ἐρῆμος. ἀνάστατος.
Uninhabited: P. ἀοίκητος.
Inhospitable: V. ἀγείτων, ἀπάνθρωπος, P. and V. ἄξενος.
Empty of men: V. κένανδρος, ἄνανδρος.
Lonely (of persons): P. and V. μόνος, ἐρῆμος, V. οἶος, οἰόζωνος, μοῦνος, μονόστολος.
v. trans.
P. and V. ἐρημοῦν, ἐξερημοῦν.
Lay waste: P. and V. δηοῦν, πορθεῖν, ἐκπορθεῖν, τέμνειν; see devastate.
