avenge

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

persons or things: P. and V. τιμωρεῖν (dat. of person, acc. or gen. of thing).

persons: V. ποινὰς λαμβάνειν (gen.).

things: P. and V. δίκην or τιμωρίαν λαμβάνειν (gen.), V. ἐκδικάζειν, τίνεσθαι, ἐκτίνεσθαι, ἐκπράσσειν, ἄποινα (τά) μετιέναι (gen.); see take vengeance for, under vengeance.

avenge oneself on: P. and V. τιμωρεῖσθαι (acc.), ἀντιτιμωρεῖσθαι (acc.), ἀμύνεσθαι (acc.), Ar. and V. ἀνταμείβεσθαι (acc.), V. ποινᾶσθαι (acc.), τίνεσθαι (acc.); see take vengeance on, under vengeance.