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Ἀλλ' ὑπ' ἐλπίδων ἄνδρας τὸ κέρδος πολλάκις διώλεσεν → But the profit-motive has destroyed many people in their hope for gain

Sophocles, Antigone, 221-2

Greek Monolingual

η
1. σφοδρή τρικυμία καταστρεπτική για τα πλοία
2. μτφ. μεγάλη καταστροφή.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ξύλο + χάλαση (< χαλώ)].