payment

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Act of paying: P. ἀπόδοσις, ἡ, δόσις, ἡ, φορά, ἡ, ἔκτισις, ἡ. Payment of wages: P. μισθοδοσία, ἡ. Pay: P. and V. μισθός, ὁ; see pay. Retribution: P. and V. τίσις, ἡ (Plat.). Upon the dead man hath now fallen a bitter payment of blood for blood: V. αἷμα δʼ αἵματος πικρὸς δανεισμὸς ἦλθε τῷ θανόντι νῦν (Eur., El. 857).