ἐπικλύζω

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   A -κέκλῠκα Aeschin.3.173:—overflow, flood, ὅθι κύματ' ἐπ' ἠϊόνας (v.l. -όνος) κλύζεσκον Il.23.61, cf. Th.3.89, PLond.2.267.112 (ii A.D.); ἐπέκλυζε τὸ πᾶν . . θάλασσα Anon.Oxy.1014.16; τοὺς χυμοὺς οἷον ἐπικλύζοντας τὸ δέρμα, in blushing jaundice, Gal.7.267; ἐ. χρυσῷ τὴν λεωφόρον Ps.-Luc.Philopatr.21, cf. Tim.18:—Pass., to be overwhelmed, κύμασι v.l.in Batr.69; πλημυρίσιν Arist.Mu.397a29.    2. metaph., deluge, swamp, πόλιν E.Tr.1327 (lyr.), cf. Theoc.25.201; ἐπέκλυσε θυμὸν ἀνίη δείματι A.R.3.695; ψυχήν Ph.1.91; ἐ. τινὰ κακοῖς Luc.Pseudol.25; φωναῖς ῥητόρων Lib.Decl.50.44; τῷ πλούτῳ πάντα Jul.Or.1.8b:—Pass., ὑπὸ τῶν δυσπραγιῶν Id.ad Them.257c.    3. sweep away in the flood, A.R.1.257: metaph., τὸ βασιλικὸν χρυσίον ἐπικέκλυκε τὴν δαπάνην has merged, i.e. liquidated, the expenses, Aeschin. l.c.    4. Pass., to be poured over, Eun.VSp.476B.    II. intr., overflow, abound, D.S.3.47; πλοῦτος -κλύζων Eun.Hist.p.257 D., cf. D.H.6.17; τινί with a thing, Id.Isoc.14.