deluge
From LSJ
Ὁ συκοφάντης ἐστὶν ἐν πόλει λύκος (τοῖς πέλας λύκος) → Calumniator, quemquem novit, huic lupus'st → Der Denunziant lebt in der Stadt gleichsam als Wolf (ist seinen Nachbarn wie ein Wolf)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. κατακλυσμός, ὁ, ἐπίκλυσις, ἡ; see flood.
verb transitive
Met., P. and V. κατακλύζω, κατακλύζειν; see overwhelm.
having deluged our ears with a continuous stream of talk: P. ἡμῶν καταντλήσας κατὰ τῶν ὤτων ἁθρόον καὶ πολὺν τὸν λόγον (Plato, Republic 344D).
having my ears deluged with talk: P. διατεθρυλημένος τὰ ὦτα (Plato, Republic 358C).
