Rabirius
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
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Răbīrĭus: i, m.,
I the name of a Roman gens. Thus,
1 C. Rabirius, a tribune of the people; and,
2 C. Rabirius Postumus, a knight; both of them defended by Cicero in orations still extant.—
3 An indifferent philosophical writer, Cic. Ac. 1, 2, 5. —
4 An excellent poet, Ov. P 4, 16, 5; Quint. 10, 1, 90. — Hence,
II Răbīrĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Rabirius, Rabirian: domus, Cic. Att. 1, 6, 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Răbīrĭus,¹¹ ĭī, m., nom de famille rom.; nott C. Rabirius Postumus et C. Rabirius, défendus par Cic. || C. Rabirius, poète contemporain de Virgile : Sen. Ben. 6, 3, 1 ; Quint. 10, 1, 90 ; Ov. P. 4, 16, 5 || -rĭānus, a, um, de Rabirius : Cic. Att. 1, 6, 1.
