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ἀμοιβή

ἀμοιβή, a requital, recompense, compensation, return, payment

ἀμοιβ-ή, ἡ, (ἀμείβω)
  • requital, recompense, Hom. only in Od.; σοὶ δʼ ἄξιόν ἐστιν ἀμοιβῆς Od. 1.318; ἄλλοισι δίδου χαρίεσσαν ἀ. . . ἑκατόμβης 3.58; εὖ ἔρδοντι κακὴν ἀπέδωκας ἀ. Thgn. 1263, cf. E. Or. 467; γλυκεῖαν μόχθων ἀ. Pi. N. 5.48; ἀγαναῖς ἀ. τινὰ τίνεσθαι to requite him by like return, Id. P. 2.24; χαρίεσσα ἀμοιϝά GDI 3119c (Corinth); οἵας ἀ. ἐξ Ἰάσονος κυρεῖ E. Med. 23; ἀμοιβαὶ τῶν θυσιῶν Pl. Smp. 202e; retribution, ἔργων ἀντʼ ἀδίκων χαλεπὴν ἐπέθηκεν ἀ. Hes. Op. 334: pl., αἰωνίαις ἀ. βασανισθησόμενοι Phld. D. 1.19.
      • 2 repayment, compensation, τείσουσι βοῶν ἐπιεικέʼ ἀ. Od. 12.382.
      • 3 that which is given in exchange, τῷ σκυτοτόμῳ ἀντὶ τῶν ὑποδημάτων ἀ. γίνεται κατʼ ἀξίαν Arist. EN 1163b35; τὴν ἀ. ποιητέον κατὰ τὴν προαίρεσιν 1164b1; δέκα μνῶν ἀ. Plu. Lyc. 9.
      • 4 answer, ἀσχήμων ἐν τῇ ἀ. Hdt. 7.160.
    • II change, exchange, τὰς ἀ. ποιεῖσθαι Str. 11.4.4; of money, Plu. Luc. 2.
    • III change, alternation, κακῶν E. El. 1147; ἑορτῶν Pl. Lg. 653d.
      • 2 transformation, D.L. 9.8.

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