ruin
ἰχθύς ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὄζειν ἄρχεται → the fish stinks from the head, a fish rots from the head down, the fish rots from the head down, fish begin to stink at the head, the fish stinks first at the head, corruption starts at the top, the rot starts at the top
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
destruction: P. and V. ὄλεθρος, ὁ, φθορά, ἡ, διαφθορά, ἡ, V. ἀποφθορά, ἡ.
overthrow: P. and V. ἀνάστασις, ἡ, κατασκαφή, ἡ, P. καθαίρεσις, ἡ, V. ἀναστροφή, ἡ.
loss: P. and V. ζημία, ἡ, βλαβή, ἡ, βλάβος, τό.
that which ruins: P. and V. ὄλεθρος, ὁ, κακόν, τό, V. πῆμα, τό, ἄτη, ἡ, σίνος, τό.
ruins, fallen buildings: P. οἰκίαι καταπεπτωκυῖαι.
wreckage (of ships): P. and V. ναυάγια, τά, V. ἀγαί, αἱ; (of other things besides): V. ἐρείπια, τά, ναυάγια, τά.
ruins of, all that is left of: P. and V. λείψανον, or pl. (gen.).
lay in ruins, v.: P. and V. ἐξανιστάναι, κατασκάπτειν.
fall in ruins: Ar. and P. καταρρεῖν, P. περικαταρρεῖν; see fall.
a doom of utter ruin: V. πάμφθαρτος μόρος (Aesch., Choe. 296).
you unhappy city are involved in this ruin: V. σύ τ' ὦ τάλαινα συγκατασκάπτει πόλις (Eur., Phoenissae 884).
(I seemed to see) all the house dashed in ruins to the ground from top to bottom: V. πᾶν ἐρείψιμον στέγος βεβλημένον πρὸς οὖδας ἐξ ἄκρων σταθμῶν (Eur., I.T. 48).
verb transitive
destroy: P. and V. φθείρειν, διαφθείρω, διαφθείρειν, καταφθείρειν (Plato but rare P.), ἀπόλλυμι, ἀπολλύναι, διολλύναι, ἐξολλύναι, ἀποφθείρειν (Thuc. but rare P.), V. ὀλλύναι, ἐξαπολλύναι, διεργάζεσθαι, ἐξεργάζεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἐπιτρίβειν; see destroy.
mar, spoil: P. and V. διαφθείρω, διαφθείρειν, λυμαίνεσθαι (acc. or dat.), Ar. and V. διαλυμαίνεσθαι.
injure: P. and V. βλάπτειν, κακοῦν, διαφθείρω, διαφθείρειν; see injure, corrupt.
corrupt: P. and V. διαφθείρω, διαφθείρειν, λυμαίνεσθαι (acc. or dat.); see corrupt.
be ruined: P. and V. ἀπολωλέναι; (2nd perf. ἀπόλλυμι, ἀπολλύναι), ἐξολωλέναι (2nd perf. ἐξολλύναι) (Plato), σφάλλεσθαι, V. ὀλωλέναι; (2nd perf. ὀλλύναι), διαπεπορθῆσθαι (perf. pass. διαπορθεῖν), ἔρρειν (rare P.); see undone.
be brought to ruin: V. ἀτᾶσθαι.