ruin
καλῶς γέ μου τὸν υἱὸν ὦ Στιλβωνίδη εὑρὼν ἀπιόντ' ἀπὸ γυμνασίου λελουμένον οὐκ ἔκυσας, οὐ προσεῖπας, οὐ προσηγάγου, οὐκ ὠρχιπέδισας, ὢν ἐμοὶ πατρικὸς φίλος → Ah! Is this well done, Stilbonides? You met my son coming from the bath after the gymnasium and you neither spoke to him, nor kissed him, nor took him with you, nor ever once felt his balls. Would anyone call you an old friend of mine?
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, βλάβη, 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.
