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ἐκτίνω

ektino

pay off, pay in full

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 65 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

ἐκτίνω · ektinō — LSJ

pay off, pay in full, making a return for, pay full, for, to make, good

pay off, pay in full, [ζημίην] χίλια τάλαντα Hdt. 6.92; εὐεργεσίας Id. 3.47; Ἄργει δʼ ἐκτίνων τροφάς making a return for bringing one up, A. Th. 548; χάριτας πατρῴας E. Or. 453, etc.; τροφεῖα Pl. R. 520b; ἔκ τινα τῖσαι ἀμοιβήν Maiist. 40; δίκην ἐ. pay full penalty, E. El. 260, Lys. 23.14; τινός for a thing, Hdt. 9.94; so τίσιν ἐ. τινί Id. 6.72; ἄποινα ib. 79; ἐ. βλάβην to make it good, Pl. Lg. 936e, cf. A. Ag. 1562 (lyr.), 1582; τὸ βλάβος D. 21.43; δίκην ἐ. ὑπὲρ χρημάτων Is. 10.15.

II exact full payment for, avenge, take vengeance on

Med., exact full payment for a thing, avenge, E. HF 547; take vengeance on, τινά Id. Med. 267.

2 wreak

ἐ. ὕβριν wreak despite, S. Aj. 304.

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