deluge
From LSJ
Ὁ μὴ γαμῶν ἄνθρωπος οὐκ ἔχει κακά → Multis malis caret ille, qui uxorem haud habet → Der Mann, der ledig bleibt, kennt keinen Leidensdruck
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).
