δικλίδες
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
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: f. pl.
Meaning: double folding(θύραι, πύλαι etc.) (Il.); also subst. (Theoc.).
Other forms: late also sg.
Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]
Etymology: Compound of δι- (s. δίς) and κλι- in κλίνω (s. v.), κλί-σις. Cf. δίκλεις, s.v. κλείς.
Frisk Etymology German
δικλίδες: (θύραι, πύλαι usw.)
{diklídes}
Grammar: f. pl. (hell. und spät auch sg.)
Meaning: doppelt angelehnt, zweiflügelig (poet. seit Il.); auch Subst. (Theok., AP).
Etymology : Freie Zusammenbildung aus δι- (s. δίς) und κλι- in κλίνω (s. d.), κλίσις nach den Femminen auf -ίς, -ίδος.
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