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A. v.l. ‐όνος)κλύζεσκον Il. 23.61, cf. Th. 3.89, PLond. 2.267.112 (ii A.D.); ἐπέκλυζε τὸ πᾶν . . θάλασσα Anon. Oxy. 1014.16; τοὺς χυμοὺς οἷον ἐπικλύζοντας τὸ δέρμα, in blushing jaundice, Gal. 7.267; ἐ. χρυσῷ τὴν λεωφόρον Ps.-Luc. Philopatr. 21, cf. Tim. 18:—Pass., to be overwhelmed, κύμασι v.l.in Batr. 69; πλημυρίσιν Arist. Mu. 397a29.

2. . metaph., deluge, swamp, πόλιν E. Tr. 1327 (lyr.), cf. Theoc. 25.201; ἐπέκλυσε θυμὸν ἀνίη δείματι A.R. 3.695; ψυχήν Ph. 1.91; ἐ. τινὰ κακοῖς Luc. Pseudol. 25; φωναῖς ῥητόρων Lib. Decl. 50.44; τῷ πλούτῳ πάντα Jul. Or. 1.8b:—Pass., ὑπὸ τῶν δυσπραγιῶν Id.ad Them. 257c.

3. . sweep away in the flood, A.R. 1.257: metaph., τὸ βασιλικὸν χρυσίον ἐπικέκλυκε τὴν δαπάνην has merged, i.e. liquidated, the expenses, Aeschin. l.c.

4. . Pass., to be poured over, Eun. VS p.476B.

II. . intr., overflow, abound, D.S. 3.47; πλοῦτος ‐κλύζων Eun. Hist. p.257 D., cf. D.H. 6.17; τινί with a thing, Id. Isoc. 14.