All 4 Uses of
afflict
in
Oedipus King of Thebes (translated by: Murray)
- One new as our new-come affliction, Or an old toil returned with the years?†
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- … Verily, If thou art he whom this man telleth of, To sore affliction thou art born.†
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- Behold affliction, yea, afflictions twain From man and woman broken, now made one In downfall.†
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- Behold affliction, yea, afflictions twain From man and woman broken, now made one In downfall.†
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Definition:
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(afflict) cause suffering -- such as illness, pain, or unhappiness