Aegyptius
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
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Aegyptĭus: a, um, adj., = Αἰγύπτιος,
I Egyptian (the class. word for the later Aegyptiacus in Gell., Plin., and Treb.): rex, Cic. Pis. 21: acetum, a superior kind of vinegar, id. Hortens. ap. Non.: bellum, Nep. Dat. 3: litus, Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 142: mare, id. 5, 9, 10, § 54: classes, Suet. Caes. 39: vir, Vulg. Gen. 39, 1: ancilla, ib. ib. 16, 1; ib. Act. 21, 38 al.—Hence,
II Subst.: Aegyptĭus, ii, m., an Egyptian: quid igitur censes? Apim illum sanctum Aegyptiorum bovem, nonne deum videri Aegyptiis? Cic. N. D. 1, 29; id. Rep. 3, 9; Caes. B. C. 3, 110; Vulg. Exod. 2, 14; ib. Act. 7. 22 al.
Latin > German (Georges)
Aegyptius, a, um, s. Aegyptus.
Latin > English
Aegyptius Aegyptia, Aegyptium ADJ :: Egyptian; of/connected with Egypt
Aegyptius Aegyptius Aegyptii N M :: Egyptian, inhabitant of Egypt; Egyptian sage/prophet
