havoc
From LSJ
Ἥδιστόν ἐστιν εὐτυχοῦντα νοῦν ἔχειν → Dulcissimum prudentia inter prospera → Erfreulich ist, wenn man im Glück Vernunft besitzt
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
ruin: P. and V. φθορά, ἡ, διαφθορά, ἡ, ὄλεθρος, ὁ.
damage: P. and V. βλάβη, ἡ, βλάβος, τό.
make havoc of: P. and V. συγχεῖν, πορθεῖν, διαπορθεῖν, ἐκπορθεῖν; see injure, ruin.
the gods make havoc of them (fame and prosperity) tossing them to and fro: V. φύρουσι δ' αὐτὰ Θεοὶ πάλιν τε καὶ πρόσω (Euripides, Hecuba 958).
