προστάσσω

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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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Transliteration A: prostássō Transliteration B: prostassō Transliteration C: prostasso Beta Code: prosta/ssw

English (LSJ)

Att. προστάττω; Dor. ποτιτάσσω IG12(1).155.91 (Rhodes), Anon. in PSI9.1091.1, also ποιτάσσω IG42(1).122.39, al. (Epid.): pf.

   A προστέταχα LXX Da.2.8:—Pass., 1 aor. προσετάχθην (v. infr.), also 2 aor. προσετάγην ib.Si.3.22:    I c. acc. pers.,    1 place or post at a place, χωρεῖτε οἷ προστάσσομεν (sc. ὑμᾶς) E.Or.1678: —Pass., προσταχθέντα . . πύλαις A.Th.527, cf. S.Ant.670; ᾗ ἄν τις προσταχθῇ Th.2.87, cf. 7.70.    2 attach to, πρὸς τοῖσι ἔθνεσι τοὺς πλησιοχώρους π. attaching to certain tribes their next neighbours, Hdt.3.89; π. τινάς τινι assign them to his command, Th.5.8, cf. X. Cyr.7.1.20:—Pass., Ἰνδοὶ προσετετάχατο . . Φαρναζάθρῃ Hdt.7.65; κατὰ τέλη στρατηγῷ τινι προστεταγμένοι Th.6.42.    3 reversely, ἐπὶ μὲν τῇ [μοίρῃ] ἑωυτὸν π. appointed himself to the one part as their head, Hdt.1.94; π. ἄρχοντά τισι appoint as commander over them, Th.6.93: with dat. omitted, Id.3.16, 8.23:—Pass., ib.8.    II c. acc. rei, command, prescribe, enjoin, περὶ βοηθείας ἢ ἄλλο τι προστάττοντες τῆσι πόλεσι IG12.57.43; ἑκάστῳ ἔργον π., αὑτῷ πόνον π., Hdt. 1.114, E.Ion1176, cf. X.Cyr.4.5.25; πολὺ ἔργον π. ὡς τηλικῷδε Pl.Prm. 136d, etc.; πολλὰς ἐπιμελείας Arist.Pol.1299b8; π. μνᾶς ἕξ prescribe 6 minae, Id.EN1106b2; τισὶ περί τινος π. D.19.71:—Pass., τοῖσι δὲ ἵππος προσετέτακτο to others orders had been given to supply cavalry, Hdt.7.21, cf. A.Eu.208; τὰ προσταχθέντα orders given, Hdt.2.121.δ, cf. Isoc.3.13; τὸ προστεταγμένον Hdt.9.104; τὸ προσταχθέν Id.1.114, S.Ph.1010; τὰ προσταχθησόμενα X.Mem.3.5.6: abs., προσταχθὲν αὐτῷ the order having been given him, Lys.30.2, cf. D.50.12; πλείω τῶν ὑπὸ τῆς πόλεως προσταττομένων δαπανᾶσθαι Lys.25.13.    2 c. dat. pers. et inf., command, order one to do, Hdt.5.105, 9.99, S. OC1018, Th.7.29, X.Cyr.8.6.3, PEnteux.6.4 (iii B.C.), etc.; the dat. must be supplied in Hdt.1.80, S.OC494, etc.:—Pass., impers., ἐκέλευε τοῖσι προσετέτακτο ταῦτα πρήσσειν διαταμεῖν Hdt.7.39; ὁ βασιλεὺς . . ἢ ἄλλος τις οἷς προστέτακται περὶ τούτων IG12.94.19.    3 c. acc. et inf., E.Hel.890; both usages in successive clauses, ὅσα οἱ νόμοι π. τοὺς προσήκοντας ποιεῖν, ἡμῖν π. καὶ ἀναγκάζουσι ποιεῖν D.43.59:—Pass., to be ordered to do, τέσσερες . . κῶμαι . . τοῖσι κυσὶ προσετετάχατο σιτία παρέχειν Hdt.1.192, etc.; ὥσπερ προσετάχθησαν (sc. ἐξεργάσασθαι) Th.5.75.    4 abs., command, order, opp. ὑπηρετέω, Arist.Top.129a12:—Pass., receive orders, ib.14; οἱ προστεταγμένοι Th.1.136.    III Astrol., correl. of ἀκούω v, Ptol.Tetr.35, Heph. Astr.1.9, Serapio in Cat.Cod.Astr.8(4).226.