ἐγκρατέω
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 to be master of, exercise control over, τῶ ἀλόγω Metop. ap. Stob.3.1.115, cf. LXX Ex.9.2.
German (Pape)
[Seite 710] Etwas in seiner Gewalt haben, τινός, Metop. Stob. fl. 1, 64.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐγκρᾰτέω: εἶμαι κύριός τινος, ἐξουσιάζω, Μέτωπος Μεταποντῖνος παρὰ Στοβ. 7. 38.
Spanish (DGE)
(ἐγκρᾰτέω) 1 retener c. gen. εἰ ... μὴ βούλει ἐξαποστεῖλαι τὸν λαόν μου, ἄλλ' ἔτι ἐγκρατεῖς αὐτοῦ si no quieres dejar partir a mi pueblo, sino que lo retienes todavía LXX Ex.9.2
•sujetar c. ac. ταῖς τῶν χειρῶν παλάμαις ἐγκρατεῖν τὰ εὑρισκόμενα Gr.Nyss.Prof.Chr.132.19, en v. pas. ἵνα τὸ ὕδωρ ἐγκρατηθῇ ταῖς κοιλότησι Gr.Nyss.M.44.89B.
2 poseer legalmente, tener en su poder, ser dueño de c. gen. ἐ. καὶ δεσποτεύειν τῆς ἐπιβαλλούσης α[ὐ] τῷ ἀρούρης μιᾶς PCair.Isidor.104.22 (III d.C.), cf. PHerm.Rees 28.12 (VI d.C.), οὗ (ἀδελφοῦ) οὐδενὸς ἐγκρατῶ del cual (de mi hermano) no poseo nada, PRyl.117.27 (III d.C.).
