ἐπι-κλύζω,
perfect -κέκλῠκα 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.173:—overflow, flood, ὅθι κύματ᾽ ἐπ᾽ ἠϊόνας (variant -όνος) κλύζεσκον 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.61 [[, cf. Th. 3.89, “PLond.” 2.267.112 (2nd c.AD)] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἐπέκλυζε τὸ πᾶν.. θάλασσα Anonymus “Oxy.” 1014.16; τοὺς χυμοὺς οἷον ἐπικλύζοντας τὸ δέρμα, in blushing jaundice, [[ Gal. 7.26>Refs</a>]; ἐ. χρυσῷ τὴν λεωφόρον Ps.Lucianus Sophista “Philopatr.” 21, compare “Tim.” 18 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, to be overwhelmed, κύμασι variant in [[ Batr. 69; πλημυρίσιν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Mundo” 397a29. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2. metaphorically, deluge, swamp, πόλιν [[5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 1327 (Lyric poetry), cf. Theoc. 25.201; ἐπέκλυσε θυμὸν ἀνίη δείματι 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 3.695; ψυχήν 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.91; ἐ. τινὰ κακοῖς 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Pseudol.” 25; φωναῖς ῥητόρων 4th c.AD: Libanius Sophista “Declamationes” 50.44; τῷ πλούτῳ πάντα 4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator “Orationes” 1.8b:] Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, ὑπὸ τῶν δυσπραγιῶν[[ [prev. author]] Refs]ad Them.[[ 257c. ] Refs]
__3. sweep away in the flood, [[ A.R. 1.257: _metaphorically_, τὸ βασιλικὸν χρυσίον ἐπικέκλυκε τὴν δαπάνην] Refs] has merged, i.e. liquidated, the expenses, [[ Aeschin. [prev. cited] ] Refs]
__4. passive, to be poured over, [[ Eun. “VS” p.476B. ] Refs]
__II. intransitive, overflow, abound, [[ D.S. 3.47; πλοῦτος -κλύζων 4th-5th c.AD: Eunapius Historicus “Fragmenta Historica - HGM” p.257 D., compare 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 6.17 ] Refs 1st c.BC+]; τινί with a thing, [[ [prev. author] “Isoc.” 14. ] Refs]