ἐπενήνοθε
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)
3sg. plpf. and pf., thrice in Hom.; of Thersites' head, ψεδνὴ ἐ. λάχνη a thin coat of downy hair
A grew thereon, Il.2.219; of a cloak, οὔλη ἐ. λάχνη a thick pile was on it, 10.134: c. acc., of the ambrosial unguent, οἷα θεοὺς ἐ. αἰὲν ἐόντας such as is on the gods, Od.8.365, h.Ven.62: c. dat., stick to, στομίοισι πέριξ ἐ. γαστρός, of leeches when swallowed, Nic. Al.509: perh. related to ἐπανθέω. 2 of Time, πουλὺς ἐ. αἰών had passed, A. R.4.276. (Cf. κατ-, παρ-; also ἀνήνοθε: ἐπανήνοθε shd. perh. be restored in signf. 1.)
German (Pape)
[Seite 915] (s. ἐνήνοθε), darauf haften, sein; abs., ψεδνὴ λάχνη, dünnes Wollhaar saß darauf (auf dem Kopfe), Il. 2, 219; οὔλη λάχνη, krause Wolle saß darauf auf dem Mantel), 10, 134; vgl. στομίοισι πέριξ ἐπ. γαστρὸς (βδέλλα) Nic. Al. 509, Schol. ἐπίκειται; auch c. acc., vom ambrosischen Salböl, οἷα θεοὺς ἐπενήνοθεν, wie es den Göttern anhaftet, Od. 8, 365; H. h. Ven. 61. Von der Zeit, πουλὺς ἐπ. αἰών, viel Zeit ist darüber hingegangen, An. Rh. 4. 276.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐπενήνοθε: ἴδε ἐνήνοθε.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ancien pf. épq. 3ᵉ sg. d’un verbe inus.
fleurir sur :
1 pousser sur;
2 briller sur en parl. d’huile ou d’essences sur la peau.
Étymologie: ἐπί, ἐνήνοθε.
English (Autenrieth)
(cf. ἄνθος): defective perf. w. signif. of ipf. or pres., grew upon, Il. 2.219, Il. 10.134; of a perfume, rises upon, ‘floats around,’ θεούς, Il. 8.365 (cf. ἐνήνοθε).
