ἐκμεθύσκω
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 make quite drunk: metaph., τὰς ῥίζας..λίαν ἐ. over-charge them with moisture, Thphr.CP5.15.3; λύχνον ἐλαιηρῆς ἐ. δρόσου AP5.3 (Phld.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 769] (s. μεθύσκω), ganz berauschen, anfüllen, Theophr.; τινός, mit Etwas, λύχνον δρόσου ἐλαιηρῆς Philodem. 17 (V, 4).
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐκμεθύσκω: μέλλ. -ύσω, κάμνω τινὰ νὰ μεθύσῃ ἐντελῶς· μεταφ., ἀλλὰ τὸ ὕδωρ ἐνίοτε τῷ πλήθει διαφθείρει σῆπον τὰς ῥίζας καὶ λίαν ἐκμεθύσκον Θεόφρ. π. Φυτ. Αἰτ. 5. 15, 3· λύχνον ἐλαιηρῆς ἐκμεθύσασα δρόσου Ἀνθ. Π. 5. 4.
French (Bailly abrégé)
enivrer ; fig. imbiber ou arroser à l’excès.
Étymologie: ἐκ, μεθύσκω.
