inundate
From LSJ
νὺξ βροτοῖσιν οὔτε κῆρες οὔτε πλοῦτος, ἀλλ' ἄφαρ βέβακε, τῷ δ' ἐπέρχεται χαίρειν τε καὶ στέρεσθαι → starry night abides not with men, nor tribulation, nor wealth; in a moment it is gone from us, and another hath his turn of gladness, and of bereavement | Starry night does not remain constant with men, nor does tribulation, nor wealth; in a moment it is gone from us, and to another in his turn come both gladness and bereavement
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
Ar. and P. κατακλύζω, κατακλύζειν.
Met., overwhelm: P. and V. κατακλύζω, κατακλύζειν.
the sea forming into a wave inundated part of the city: P. ἡ θάλασσα… κυματωθεῖσα ἐπῆλθε τῆς πόλεως μέρος τι (Thuc. 3, 89).
