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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

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Greek Monolingual

(AM γδουπῶ, -έω)
ηχώ βαριά ή υπόκωφα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Ποιητικός τ. του δουπώ (< δούπος) με αρχικό συμφωνικό σύμπλεγμα γδ-, που οφείλεται σε εκφραστικό ηχομιμητικό σχηματισμό (βλ. και λ. γδούπος)].