ὀλαιμεύς
From LSJ
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)
ὁ (τὸ cod.) τὰς ὀλὰς βάλλων, Id. ὀλαιτοί· σπερμολόγοι, καὶ ὀλατοί, Id., cf. Orusap.EM622.9, Phot. ϝόλαμος (written γόλ-) · διωγμός, Hsch. (cf. οὐλαμός).
Greek Monolingual
ὀλαιμεύς, ο (Α)
(κατά τον Ησύχ.) «τὰς ὀλὰς βάλλων».
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Η σύνδεση του τ. με τη λ. ὀλαί / οὐλαί οδήγησε μερικούς στην παρακινδυνευμένη διόρθωσή του σε ὀλαι < χο> εύς].
