payment
From LSJ
οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ, ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ εὖ τὸ πολύ → good is not found in plenty but plenty in good, quality matters more than quantity
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
Act of paying: P. ἀπόδοσις, ἡ, δόσις, ἡ, φορά, ἡ, ἔκτισις, ἡ. Payment of wages: P. μισθοδοσία, ἡ. Pay: P. and V. μισθός, ὁ; see pay. Retribution: P. and V. τίσις, ἡ (Plat.). Upon the dead man hath now fallen a bitter payment of blood for blood: V. αἷμα δʼ αἵματος πικρὸς δανεισμὸς ἦλθε τῷ θανόντι νῦν (Eur., El. 857).
