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
P. and V. ἀξιοῦν, δικαιοῦν (Sophocles Ajax 1072), V. τολμᾶν, Ar. and V. τλῆναι; (2nd aor. τλᾶν).
