λοιμός

Etymology
The forms, have been considered as possibilities. Compare, ,

Noun

 * 1) plague, pestilence, any deadly infectious disorder
 * English translation (1924) by A.T. Murray.
 * Scene: Apollo causes a plague to afflict the Greek army.
 * English translation: Thucydides. The Peloponnesian War. London, J. M. Dent; New York, E. P. Dutton. 1910
 * The "Plague of Athens" occurred in 430 BCE, second year of the Peloponnesian War, causing a breakdown of Athens' strength, probably one of the factors causing its defeat.
 * 1)  a plague, a pest
 * 2)  pestilent
 * 1)  a plague, a pest
 * 2)  pestilent

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  epidemic, plague
 * 2) * "el"
 * 1) * "el"

- και στο κατώφλι πρόβαινε, σα χάρος, σα λοιμός, ψηλός, ωραίος κι αλαζών, ο δύστροπος πατέρας


 * Yiannis Ritsos, (1935) poetry collection, "Explanation"