ἐπικατακλύζω
From LSJ
Sunt verba voces quibus hunc lenire dolorem possis, magnam morbi deponere partem → Words will avail the wretched mind to ease and much abate the dismal black disease.
English (LSJ)
A overflow besides, τὴν Ἀσίην πᾶσαν Hdt.1.107.
German (Pape)
[Seite 946] noch dazu überschwemmen, Ἀσίην Her. 1, 107.