torrent
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English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. χείμαρρος, ὁ, ῥύαξ, ὁ, V. ῥεῖθρον χείμαρρον, τό; see stream.
this whole plot would have burst like a torrent over the city: P. ὥσπερ χείμαρρος ἂν ἅπαν τοῦτο τὸ πρᾶγμα εἰς τὴν πόλιν εἰσέπεσε (Dem., 278).
of a torrent, adj.: V. χείμαρρος.
torrent bed: Ar. and P. χαράδρα, ἡ.
Met., of words: Ar. κρουνός, ὁ.
when Pytho grew bold and poured forth a torrent of invective against you, I did not give way: P. ἐγὼ μὲν τῷ Πύθωνι θρασυνομένῳ καὶ πολλῷ ῥέοντι καθ' ὑμῶν οὐχ ὑπεχώρησα (Dem. 272).
