flood

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

P. κατακλυσμός, ὁ, ἐπίκλυσις, ἡ.

wave: P. and V. κλύδων, ὁ. κῦμα, τό.

stream: P. and V. ῥοή, ἡ, ῥεῦμα, τό; see stream.

be in full flood: P. μέγας ῥεῖν, P. and V. πολὺς ῥεῖν.

flood of tears: V. νᾶμα, τό, πλημμυρίς, ἡ, νοτίς, ἡ, ἐπιρροαί, αἱ (Euripides Fragment), πηγή, ἡ.

in floods (used of the flow of tears), adv.: P. and V. ἀστακτί.

Met., a flood of troubles, etc.: P. and V. κλύδων, ὁ, τρικυμία, ἡ (Plato), V. κῦμα, τό, ἐπιρροαί, αἱ, P. κατακλυσμός, ὁ.

indulge in flood eloquence: P. πολὺς ῥεῖν (Dem. 272).

verb transitive

P. κατακλύζω, κατακλύζειν; see inundate.

Met., overwhelm: P. and V. κατακλύζω, κατακλύζειν.

fill full: P. and V. ἐμπιπλάναι; see fill.

having my ears flood with talk: P. διατεθρυλημένος, τὰ ὦτα (Plato, Republic 358C); see deluge.