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1 Flood
subs.P. κατακλυσμός, ὁ, ἐπίκλυσις, ἡ.Wave: P. and V. κλύδων, ὁ. κῦμα, τό.Be in full flood: P. μέγας ῥεῖν, P. and V. πολὺς ῥεῖν.Flood of tears: V. νᾶμα, τό, πλημμυρίς, ἡ, νοτίς, ἡ, ἐπιρροαί, αἱ (Eur. frag.), πηγή, ἡ.met., a flood of troubles, etc.: P. and V. κλύδων, ὁ, τρικυμία, ἡ (Plat.), V. κῦμα, τό, ἐπιρροαί, αἱ, P. κατακλυσμός, ὁ.Indulge in flood eloquence: P. πολὺς ῥεῖν (Dem. 272).——————v. trans.P. κατακλύζειν; see Inundate.met., overwhelm: P. and V. κατακλύζειν.Having my ears flood with talk: P. διατεθρυλημένος, τὰ ὦτα (Plat., Rep. 358C); see Deluge.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Flood
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2 Full
adj.lit. and met., P. and V. μεστός, πλήρης, πλέως, P. ἔμπλεως, περίπλεως, Ar. and P. ἀνάπλεως, V. ἔκπλεως (Eur., Cycl.).Full to the brim: Ar. ἐπιχειλής.Full of: use adj. given with gen.Be full of v.: P. and V. γέμειν (gen.), V. πληθύειν (gen. or dat.) (Plat. also but rare P.), πλήθειν (gen.). Ar. and V. βρύειν (gen. or dat.).In receipt of full pay, adj.: P. ἐντελόμισθος.He said he would pay the drachma in full: P. ἔφη δώσειν ἐντελῆ τὴν δράχμην (Thuc. 8, 29).Abundant: P. and V. πολύς, ἄφθονος, V. ἐπίρρυτος.Be in full flood, v.: P. and V. πολὺς ῥεῖν, P. μέγας ῥεῖν.Look full at a thing: P. κατάντικρυ θεᾶσθαί τι, as opposed to ἐκ πλαγίου, sideways (Plat.).——————v. trans.As a fuller does: P. κνάπτειν, P. and V. ξαίνειν, Ar. κναφεύειν (absol.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Full
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