submerge
From LSJ
οὗτος μὲν ὁ πιθανώτερος τῶν λόγων εἴρηται, δεῖ δὲ καὶ τὸν ἧσσον πιθανόν, ἐπεί γε δὴ λέγεται, ῥηθῆναι → this is the most credible of the stories told; but I must relate the less credible tale also, since they tell it
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
flood: P. κατακλύζω, κατακλύζειν; see flood.
drown: P. καταποντίζειν; see drown.