characteristic
From LSJ
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 > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
distinguishing feature: P. and V. ἴδιον (Euripides, Electra 633).
form: P. σχῆμα, τό; see property.
adjective
appropriate: P. and V. προσήκων, πρέπων, σύμμετρος, πρόσφορος; see appropriate.
native, inborn: P. and V. ἔμφυτος (Euripides, Fragment), σύμφυτος.
it is characteristic of a woman: P. and V. γυναικός ἐστι, πρὸς γυναικός ἐστι.
