ἐξικάνω

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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

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Full diacritics: ἐξῐκάνω Medium diacritics: ἐξικάνω Low diacritics: εξικάνω Capitals: ΕΞΙΚΑΝΩ
Transliteration A: exikánō Transliteration B: exikanō Transliteration C: eksikano Beta Code: e)cika/nw

English (LSJ)

[ᾱ], arrive at, impf. ἐξίκανε [ῑ] Orph.A.194; cf. ἐξίκω.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐξῑκάνω: ἐξικνοῦμαι, φθάνω εἴς τι μέρος, Φλίας δ’ ἐξίκανε περικλυτὸς Ὀρφ. Ἀργ. 195· πρβλ. ἐξίκω.

Greek Monolingual

ἐξικάνω (Α)
αφικνούμαι, φτάνω πλέον.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < εξ + ικ-άν-ω «φθάνω» (< ρίζα ικ- του ίκ- -ω «φθάνω» με παρέκταση -αν- κατά τα φθάνω, κιχάνω)].