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τὸν αὐτὸν ἔρανον ἀποδοῦναι → pay him back in his own coin, repay him in his own coin, pay someone back in their own coin, pay back in someone's own coin, give tit for tat, pay back in kind
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===verb transitive=== | |||
P. and V. φείδεσθαι (gen.). | [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[φείδεσθαι]] (gen.). | ||
[[be sparing of]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[φείδεσθαι]] (gen.). | |||
[[give]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[διδόναι]]; see [[give]]. | |||
[[not to grudge]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[οὐ φθονεῖν]] (gen. of thing, dat. of person). | |||
[[refrain from]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἀπέχεσθαι]] (gen.), [[ἀφίστασθαι]] (gen.). | |||
[[spare]] ([[to do a thing]]): [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἀπέχεσθαι]] (μὴ infin.), [[verse|V.]] [[ἀφίστασθαι]] (infin.); see [[refrain]]. | |||
===adjective=== | |||
[[lean]]: [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[prose|P.]] [[ἰσχνός]], [[λεπτός]]. | |||
[[wasted]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ξηρός]]. | |||
[[scanty]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[σπάνιος]], [[verse|V.]] [[σπανιστός]], [[σπαρνός]]. | |||
[[surplus]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[περισσός]]. | |||
[[seamanship is a branch of art and does not admit of being studied as a mere pastime in spare moments]]: [[prose|P.]] [[τὸ ναυτικὸν τέχνης ἐστι… καὶ οὐκ ἐνδέχεται ὅταν τύχῃ ἐκ παρέργου μελετᾶσθαι]] ([[Thucydides|Thuc.]] 1, 142). | |||
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Revision as of 08:50, 20 May 2020
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
be sparing of: P. and V. φείδεσθαι (gen.).
give: P. and V. διδόναι; see give.
not to grudge: P. and V. οὐ φθονεῖν (gen. of thing, dat. of person).
refrain from: P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (gen.), ἀφίστασθαι (gen.).
spare (to do a thing): P. and V. ἀπέχεσθαι (μὴ infin.), V. ἀφίστασθαι (infin.); see refrain.
adjective
lean: Ar. and P. ἰσχνός, λεπτός.
scanty: P. and V. σπάνιος, V. σπανιστός, σπαρνός.
seamanship is a branch of art and does not admit of being studied as a mere pastime in spare moments: P. τὸ ναυτικὸν τέχνης ἐστι… καὶ οὐκ ἐνδέχεται ὅταν τύχῃ ἐκ παρέργου μελετᾶσθαι (Thuc. 1, 142).
