κατακλύζω

kataklyzo

deluge, inundate

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 2
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Chapter 57 834b7–17

834b10
Chapter 136 844a24–34

844a28
De Mundo 1
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Chapter 6 397b7–401a11

400a26

Dictionary (LSJ)

κατακλύζω, fut. -κλύσω [ῠ], poet. -κλύσσω Pi. O. 10(11).10: pf. κατακέκλυκα PMagd. 28.10 (iii B. C.):—A. deluge, inundate, τὴν γῆν Hdt. 2.13 (of the Nile), cf. 99 (Pass.), Pi. O. 9.50, Th. 3.89, Pl. Ti. 22d, OGI 90.24 (Rosetta, ii B. C.):—Pass., PPetr. 2p.15[= 3 p.xv] (iii B. C.), etc.; ὑπʼ ὄμβρων -κλυζόμενος Isoc. 11.12; κόσμος ὕδατι -κλυσθείς 2 Ep.Pet. 3.6. 2. metaph., deluge, overwhelm, τοίους γὰρ κατὰ κῦμα . . ἔκλυσεν Archil. 9.3; τὴν Φρυγῶν πόλιν . . ἤλπισας κατακλύσειν δαπάναισιν E. Tr. 995; ἅπαντα . . κατακλύσει ποιήμασιν Cratin. 186; κ. ἀφθονίᾳ δίαιταν make life overflow with plenty, X. Oec. 2.8; κατακλύσαι δεινῶν πόνων deluge with sufferings, E. Or. 343 (lyr.); εἰ καὶ μέλλει γέλωτι . . ὥσπερ κῦμα . . κατακλύσειν Pl. R. 473c:—Pass., ἀλλοδαπῶν κύματι φωτῶν -κλυσθῆναι, of a city, A. Th. 1084 (anap.); -κλυσθεὶς ὑπὸ τοῦ τοιούτου ψόγου ἢ ἐπαίνου Pl. R. 492c; χρυσίῳ -κεκλυσμένος Plu. Dem. 14; -κλυσθέντα πλήθει κακῶν Lib. Ep. 5.1. II. wash down or away, κῦμα κ. ψᾶφον ἑλισσομέναν Pi. O. 10(11).10, cf. Thphr. CP 3.22.3. 2. wash out, τὰ ἴχνη τοῦ λαγώ X. Cyn. 5.4. III. fill full of water, τὴν πύελον Ar. Pax 843. IV. clean out a bath, Gal. 15.198.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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