φιλοτεχνία
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)
ἡ,
A enthusiasm for art, Pl.Criti.109c, Poll.6.167; ἡ περὶ [τὴν μουσικὴν] φ. Phld.Mus.p.19 K.; craftsmanship, of sculptors, D.S.1.98; of the pyramid-builders, ib.64; ἡ περί τι φ. Arr.Epict.2.5.21; περὶ τὰς κόμας Str.10.3.8; ingenuity, artifice, φ. καὶ δόλῳ, of hunters, D.S. 3.37; in good sense, φ. ἡ περὶ τὸ ἱερόν IG22.1023, cf. Antyll. ap. Orib.6.10.7. II of things, artistic or ingenious construction, D.S.2.8.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1287] ἡ, 1) Liebe zur Kunst, zu künstlichen Arbeiten, Uebung darin, Plat. Critia. 109 c. – 2) Kunst, Künstelei; – List, Verschlagenheit, καὶ δόλος D. Sic. 3, 37.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
φῑλοτεχνία: ἡ, ἡ περὶ τὴν τέχνην ἀγάπη, σπουδὴ τῆς τέχνης, Πλάτ. Κριτί. 109C, Πολυδ. Ϛ’, 167· φ. περί τι Ἀρρ. Ἐπίκτ. 2. 5, 21. ΙΙ. δεξιότης, εὐφυΐα περὶ τὴν τέχνην, Κτησίας παρὰ Διοδ. 2. 8, πρβλ. 64· φιλ. καὶ δόλῳ Διόδ. 3. 37.
