δουροδόκος
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,
A one of the principal beams of the roof, Harp. s.v. στρωτήρ, EM 731.10.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
δουροδόκος: ὁ, μία τῶν κυριωτάτων δοκῶν τῆς ὀροφῆς, «τὸ ξύλον τὸ ὑποδεχόμενον τῆς οἰκίας τὸν ὄροφον» Ἁρποκρ., Σουΐδ.· ἴδε Müller Archäol. d. Kunst § 283.
Spanish (DGE)
-ου, ὁ
• Alolema(s): δορο- Sud.s.u. στρωτήρ, EM 731.10G.
viga τὰ μικρὰ δοκίδια τὰ ἐπάνω τῶν δουροδόκων τιθέμενα στρωτῆρας ἔλεγον Did.CP p.320, Sud.l.c., EM l.c.