ἐρείπω
ἐρείπω
to throw or dash down, tear down, Il., Hdt.: metaph., ἐρείπει γένος θεῶν τις some god brings the family to ruin, Soph.:—Pass. to be thrown down, fall in ruins, Il.; ἐν ἐρειπίοις νεκρῶν ἐρειφθείς a ruin amid the ruins of the dead, Soph.; ἐρείπεται κτύπος the thunder comes crashing down, Soph.
intr., in aor2 ἤριπον, Epic ἔριπον, to fall down, tumble, fall headlong, Hom.