ruin
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
destruction: P. and V. ὄλεθρος, ὁ, φθορά, ἡ, διαφθορά, ἡ, V. ἀποφθορά, ἡ.
overthrow: P. and V. ἀνάστασις, ἡ, κατασκαφή, ἡ, P. καθαίρεσις, ἡ, V. ἀναστροφή, ἡ.
loss: P. and V. ζημία, ἡ, βλαβή, ἡ, βλάβος, τό.
that which ruins: P. and V. ὄλεθρος, ὁ, κακόν, τό, V. πῆμα, τό, ἄτη, ἡ, σίνος, τό.
ruins, fallen buildings: P. οἰκίαι καταπεπτωκυῖαι.
wreckage (of ships): P. and V. ναυάγια, τά, V. ἀγαί, αἱ; (of other things besides): V. ἐρείπια, τά, ναυάγια, τά.
ruins of, all that is left of: P. and V. λείψανον, or pl. (gen.).
lay in ruins, v.: P. and V. ἐξανιστάναι, κατασκάπτειν.
fall in ruins: Ar. and P. καταρρεῖν, P. περικαταρρεῖν; see fall.
a doom of utter ruin: V. πάμφθαρτος μόρος (Aesch., Choe. 296).
you unhappy city are involved in this ruin: V. σύ τ' ὦ τάλαινα συγκατασκάπτει πόλις (Euripides, Phoenissae 884).
(I seemed to see) all the house dashed in ruins to the ground from top to bottom: V. πᾶν ἐρείψιμον στέγος βεβλημένον πρὸς οὖδας ἐξ ἄκρων σταθμῶν (Euripides, I.T. 48).
verb transitive
destroy: P. and V. φθείρειν, διαφθείρω, διαφθείρειν, καταφθείρειν (Plato but rare P.), ἀπόλλυμι, ἀπολλύναι, διολλύναι, ἐξολλύναι, ἀποφθείρειν (Thuc. but rare P.), V. ὀλλύναι, ἐξαπολλύναι, διεργάζεσθαι, ἐξεργάζεσθαι, Ar. and P. ἐπιτρίβειν; see destroy.
mar, spoil: P. and V. διαφθείρω, διαφθείρειν, λυμαίνεσθαι (acc. or dat.), Ar. and V. διαλυμαίνεσθαι.
injure: P. and V. βλάπτειν, κακοῦν, διαφθείρω, διαφθείρειν; see injure, corrupt.
corrupt: P. and V. διαφθείρω, διαφθείρειν, λυμαίνεσθαι (acc. or dat.); see corrupt.
be ruined: P. and V. ἀπολωλέναι; (2nd perf. ἀπόλλυμι, ἀπολλύναι), ἐξολωλέναι (2nd perf. ἐξολλύναι) (Plato), σφάλλεσθαι, V. ὀλωλέναι; (2nd perf. ὀλλύναι), διαπεπορθῆσθαι (perf. pass. διαπορθεῖν), ἔρρειν (rare P.); see undone.
be brought to ruin: V. ἀτᾶσθαι.
