Simonides
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 > Greek (Woodhouse)
Σιμωνίδης, -ου, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Sĭmōnĭdes: is, m., = Σιμωνίδης,
I a celebrated lyric poet of Cos, Cic. Rep. 2, 10, 20; id. Tusc. 1, 42, 101; 1, 24, 59; id. N. D. 1, 22, 60; id. Div. 1, 27, 56; Quint. 10, 1, 64; 11, 2, 11 al.—Hence, Sĭmōnĭdēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to simonides: lacrimae, i. e. poems of Simonides that moved the reader to tears, Cat. 38, 8 (cf. Hor. C. 2, 1, 38; Quint. 10, 1, 64).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Simōnĭdēs,¹⁵ is, m. (Σιμωνίδης), Simonide [poète grec, natif de Céos] : Cic. Rep. 2, 20 ; Quint. 10, 1, 64 || -ēus, a, um, de Simonide : Catul. 38, 8.
Latin > German (Georges)
Simōnidēs, is, m. (Σιμωνίδης), ein berühmter lyrischer Dichter von Keos, Erfinder der Gedächtniskunst, geb. 556, gest. 468 v. Chr., Cic. de or. 2, 351 sqq.; Tusc. 1, 101. Quint. 10, 1, 64. Phaedr. 4, 21: ungew. Genet. Simonidei (wie Ulixei), Auson. prof. 13, 6: Akk. gew. Simonidem, zB. Cic. de sen. 23; de nat. deor. 1, 60 Schoem. (Baiter u. Müller Simoniden). Plin. 7, 192 D. (Sillig u. Jan Simoniden). – Dav. Simōnidēus, a, um, simonidëisch, des Simonides, lacrimae, Catull. 38, 8. – u. Simōnidīus, a, um, simonidiisch, des Simonides, metrum, Serv. de cent. metr. 460, 23 u. 462, 22 K.
