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
ἰσχαλέος, -α, -ον (ποιητ. τ.) (Α)
1. πολύ λεπτός
2. πολύ μικρός, μηδαμινός.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Η λ. συνδέεται με το επίθ. ισχνός και εμφανίζει επίθημα -αλέος].