reward

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

recompense: P. and V. ἀμοιβή, ἡ (Plato), μισθός, ὁ.

penalty: P. and V. ἐπιτίμιον, τό or pl., ἐπίχειρα, τά, V. ἄποινα, τά (rare P.), ποινή, ἡ (or pl. rare P.), ἀντίποινα, τά; see penalty.

guerdon, privilege: P. and V. γέρας, τό.

prize: P. and V. ἆθλον, τό.

reward for bringing (a thing): V. κόμιστρα, τά (gen.).

reward for giving information: P. μήνυτρα, τά.

serving as a reward, adj.: V. ἀντίμισθος.

without reward: V. ἄμισθος, adv., Ar. and P. προῖκα, P. and V. ἀμισθί.

in reward for: use prep., ἀντί (gen.).

verb transitive

reward a person: P. and V. ἀμείβεσθαι, ἀμύνεσθαι, ἀνταμύνεσθαι, Ar. and V. ἀνταμείβεσθαι.

benefit in return: Ar. and P. ἀντ' εὖ ποιεῖν, P. and V. εὖ παθὼν ἀντιδρᾶν; see requite.

may the gods reward you with requital of blessings: θεοὶ δέ σοι ἐσθλῶν ἀμοιβὰς ἀντιδωρησαίατο (Euripides, Helen 158).

reward (things): P. and V. ἀμείβεσθαι (Xen.); see requite.