Herceus
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
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Hercēus: i, m., = Ἑρκεῖος (of or belonging to the court-yard),
I an epithet of Jupiter, as the protector of the house and its enclosure (pure Lat. Penetralis): Herceus Juppiter intra conseptum domus cujusque colebatur, quem etiam deum penetralem appellabant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 101 Müll. N. cr.; Hyg. F. 91; Sen. Agam. 469; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 2, 469: ara Hercei Jovis, Ov. Ib. 286 (al. Rhoetei).—Hence, also: Herceae arae, Luc. 9, 979 (dub.).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Hercēus¹⁴ (-cīus), ī, m. (ἑρκεῖος), Hercéen, qui veille aux clôtures [surnom de Jupiter, protecteur d’une maison] : Hyg. Fab. 91
