θρῴσκω
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
English (LSJ)
(so in Alc.Supp.12.9, but
A θρώσκω Did. ap. Hdn.Gr.2.522), Il.13.589, A.Ch.846, Eu.660: Ep. impf. θρῷσκον Il.15.314: fut. θοροῦμαι, Ion. 3pl. θορέονται (ὑπερ-) 8.179, cf. A.Supp.873 (lyr.): aor. ἔθορον (ἐκ-) Il.7.182, etc., Ep. θόρον Il. (v. infr. 2), Hes.Sc.321, subj. θόρω Od. 22.303; inf. θορεῖν (ἀνα-) X.Lac.2.3, Ion. θορέειν (ὑπερ-) Il.12.53; later ἔθρωξα (ἀν-) Opp.H.3.293: pf. part. fem. τεθορυίης prob. in Antim.65: (cf. θορός: for the form cf. βλώσκω):—poet. Verb, leap, spring, χαμᾶζε θορών Il.10.528; ἐκ δίφροιο 8.320; ἀπὸ λέκτροιο Od.23.32; ἰχθὺς θρῴσκων κατὰ κῦμα Il.21.126; of arrows, ἀπὸ νευρῆφι δ' ὀϊστοὶ θρῷσκον 15.314, cf. 470, 16.773; of beans tossed from the winnowing shovel, ἀπὸ πτυόφιν θρῴσκωσιν κύαμοι 13.589; of the oar, S.OC718 (lyr.). 2 folld. by Prep., leap upon, assault, ἐπὶ Τρώεσσι θόρον Il.8.252, cf. 15.380; εἴς τινα A.R.1.1296; πλησίον τινός E.Or.257 (in this sense Hom. always uses aor.); of a recurring illness, attack, S.Tr.1028 (lyr.). 3 rush, dart, Pi.P.9.119; πεδίον over the plain, E.Ba.873 (lyr.); δόμους to the house, S.Tr.58: metaph., λόγοι πεδάρσιοι θρῴσκουσι leap up into air, i.e. melt away, A.Ch.846. II trans.,= θόρνυμαι, mount, impregnate, κνώδαλα Id.Fr.15; ὁ θρῴσκων the sire, Id.Eu.660; cf. θορός, θορή.
French (Bailly abrégé)
f. θοροῦμαι, ao.2 ἔθορον;
1 s’élancer, bondir : χαμᾶζε IL à terre ; ἐκ δίφροιο IL, ἀπὸ λέκτροιο OD d’un char, d’un lit ; κατὰ κῦμα IL dans les flots ; ἀπὸ νευρῆφι δ’ ὀϊστοὶ θρῷσκον IL les traits s’élançaient de la corde de l’arc;
2 avec idée d’hostilité ἐπὶ Τρώεσσι IL fondre sur les Troyens ; abs., en parl. de maladies;
3 p. ext. se hâter, s’avancer vivement : δόμους SOPH à travers une maison;
4 saillir, acc..
Étymologie: R. Θορ, s’élancer, cf. θόρνυμαι.
