πυρίεφθον

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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

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Full diacritics: πῠρίεφθον Medium diacritics: πυρίεφθον Low diacritics: πυρίεφθον Capitals: ΠΥΡΙΕΦΘΟΝ
Transliteration A: pyríephthon Transliteration B: pyriephthon Transliteration C: pyriefthon Beta Code: puri/efqon

English (LSJ)

τό,= πυριάτη, Philippid.10 (as cited by Poll.6.54, but

   A τοὺς πυριέφθας Ath.14.658d cod. A, and Hsch. has πυρὶ ἔφθαι (sic)· τὸ πρῶτον γάλα, and πυριεφθής as gloss on ξηροπυρίτας, s.v. ψηροπυρίτας), cf. Gal.6.694, Poll.1.248, Eust.1626.6 (ubi vulg. πύρεφθον), Phot., etc.