Μινύαι
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)
[ῠ], οἱ, Minyans, a race of heroes in Orchomenos, Pi.O.14.4, Hdt.1.146; used of the Argonauts, Pi.P.4.69, A.R.1.229, Orph. A.375,al.: in sg. as a hero or god,
A Ἑρμῇ καὶ Μινύᾳ IG7.3218 (Orchom.): —Adj. Μῐνύειος [ῠ], α, ον, Minyan, Ὀρχομενὸς M. Il.2.511, Od.11.284; Ep. Μῐνῠήϊος Il.11.722, Hes.Fr.144.4:—fem. Μῐνῠηΐς, ΐδος, ἡ, A.R.1.233.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
Μῐνύαι: οἱ, γενεά τις εὐγενῶν ἐν Ὀρχομενῷ, Ἡρόδ. 1. 146, Πίνδ.· καθ’ ἑνικ., ὡς ἥρως τις ἢ θεός, Ἑρμῇ καὶ Μινύᾳ Ἐπιγραφ. Ὀρχομ. παρὰ Keil σ. 77· - ἐπίθ., Μινύειος, α, ον, ὁ εἰς τοὺς Μινύας ἀνήκων, Ὀρχομενὸς Μ. Ἰλ. Β. 511· Ἐπικ. ὡσαύτως Μινυήϊος Λ. 721, Ὀδ. Λ. 283, Ἡσ.· ἀνώμαλ. θηλ. Μινυηΐς, ίδος, ἡ, Ἀπολλ. Ρόδ. Α. 233· - ἴδε Μυλλέρου Orchomenos und die Minyer.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ῶν (οἱ) :
les Minyes, tribu éol. primit. en Thessalie, postér. près d’Orchomène en Béotie, descendants de Minyas.
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