ποινηλατέω
From LSJ
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)
A pursue like an avenging fury, S.E.M.11.117:—Pass., to be so pursued, Id.P.1.27, 3.237, Heph.Astr.3.8 (in Cat.Cod.Astr.8(1).151), Eun. Hist.p.248 D., Herm. in Phdr.p.111A.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ποινηλᾰτέω: καταδιώκω ὡς ἡ θεὰ τῆς ἐκδικήσεως, Σέξτ. Ἐμπ. π. Μ. 11. 117˙ ― παθ., καταδιώκομαι οὕτω, ὁ αὐτ. π. Π. 1. 27., 3. 237. ― Καθ’ Ἡσύχ.: «ποινηλατήσας˙ ἐλάσας».
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ποινηλατέω: преследовать возмездием (τινα Sext.): ποινηλατεῖσθαι ὑπ᾽ Ἐρινύων Plut. быть преследуемым Эриниями.
