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1 Plundering
subs.P. and V. ἁρπαγή, ἡ (or pl. in V.). P. πόρθησις, ἡ. σύλησις, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Plundering
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2 lay waste
(to make (a piece of land) into barren country by burning and plundering.) ερημώνω -
3 Devastation
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Devastation
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4 Plunder
subs.Booty: P. and V. λεία, ἡ, ἁρπαγή, ἡ.Act of plundering: P. and V. ἁρπαγή, ἡ (or pl. in V.), P. πόρθησις, ἡ, λῃστεία, ἡ, σύλησις, ἡ.——————v. trans.P. and V. πορθεῖν, ἐκπορθεῖν, διαπορθεῖν, ἁρπάζειν, ἀναρπάζειν, διαρπάζειν. συλᾶν, λῄζεσθαι, φέρειν, P. ἄγειν καὶ φέρειν, διαφορεῖν, λῃστεύειν, V. πέρθειν, ἐκπέρθειν (also Plat. but rare P.).I am plundered: Ar. ἄγομαι φέρομαι (Nub. 241).Overrun: P. κατατρέχειν, καταθεῖν.Strip the dead of arms: P. and V. σκυλεύειν.Plunder in return: V. ἀντιπορθεῖν.Help to plunder: V. συμπορθεῖν (τινί τινα).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Plunder
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5 Spoiling
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Spoiling
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6 Wasting
subs.Fading: P. φθορά, ἡ; see Decay.Devastation: P. πόρθησις, ἡ, τμῆσις, ἡ.Plundering: P. and V. ἁρπαγή, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wasting
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