an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth en · X
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Reference to Exodus 21:23-25: "And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe". (King James Version)
Meanings
- (idiomatic) compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person.
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nb øye for øye, tann for tann (compensation for an injury) · hu szemet szemért, fogat fogért (compensation for an injury) · io okulo po okulo e dento po dento (compensation for an injury) · ja 同害報復 (compensation for an injury) · it occhio per occhio, dente per dente (compensation for an injury) · lt akis už akį, dantis už dantį (compensation for an injury) · ang ēaġe for ēaġe, tōþ for tōþ (compensation for an injury) · ar الْعَيْن بِالْعَيْن وَالسِّنّ بِالسِّنّ (compensation for an injury) · dsb woko za woko, zub za zub (compensation for an injury) · da øje for øje, tand for tand (compensation for an injury) · ja 目には目を、歯には歯を (compensation for an injury) · ro ochi pentru ochi, dinte pentru dinte (compensation for an injury) · hy ակն ընդ ական, ատամն ընդ ատաման (compensation for an injury) · cmn 眼還眼，以牙還牙 /眼还眼 (compensation for an injury) · fi silmä silmästä (compensation for an injury) · mk око за око, заб за заб (compensation for an injury) · ia un oculo pro un oculo (compensation for an injury) · cy llygad am lygad a dant am ddant (compensation for an injury) · arc ܥܲܝܢܵܐ ܚܠܵܦ݂ ܥܲܝܢܵܐ، ܫܶܢܳܐ ܚܠܵܦ݂ ܫܶܢܳܐ (compensation for an injury) · pl oko za oko, ząb za ząb (compensation for an injury) · ast güeyu por güeyu, diente por diente (compensation for an injury) · sh ȍko za ȍko, zȗb za zȗb (compensation for an injury) · ca ull per ull, dent per dent (compensation for an injury) · ga súil ar shúil, fiacail ar fhiacail (compensation for an injury) · fi silmä silmästä, hammas hampaasta (compensation for an injury) · csb òkò za òkò, ząb za ząb (compensation for an injury) · ru о́ко за о́ко, зуб за зуб (compensation for an injury) · kl isi isimik, kigut kigummik (compensation for an injury) · vi ân đền oán trả (compensation for an injury) · bg о́ко за о́ко, зъб за зъб (compensation for an injury) · gl ollo por ollo, dente por dente (compensation for an injury) · te కంటికి కన్ను, పంటికి పన్ను (compensation for an injury) · vi có qua có lại (compensation for an injury) · cmn 以牙还牙 (compensation for an injury) · el οφθαλμόν αντί οφθαλμού και οδόντα αντί οδόντος (compensation for an injury) · la oculum pro oculo dentem pro dente (compensation for an injury) · sk oko za oko, zub za zub (compensation for an injury) · lv acs pret aci, zobs pret zobu (compensation for an injury) · vi ăn miếng trả miếng (compensation for an injury) · ja 目には目を (compensation for an injury) · th ตาต่อตา ฟันต่อฟัน (compensation for an injury) · es ojo por ojo, diente por diente (compensation for an injury) · sl oko za oko, zob za zob (compensation for an injury) · de Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn (compensation for an injury) · ka თვალი თვალის წილ, კბილი კბილის წილ (compensation for an injury) · be во́ка за во́ка, зуб за зуб (compensation for an injury) · fr œil pour œil, dent pour dent (compensation for an injury) · et silm silma, hammas hamba vastu (compensation for an injury) · mt għajn għal għajn, sinna għal sinna (compensation for an injury) · sh о̏ко за о̏ко, зу̑б за зу̑б (compensation for an injury) · cmn 以牙还牙 (compensation for an injury) · pt olho por olho, dente por dente (compensation for an injury) · eo okulon pro okulo, denton pro dento (compensation for an injury) · kk көзге көз, тіске тіс (compensation for an injury) · cmn 針鋒相對 /针锋相对 (compensation for an injury) · eu begia begi truk (compensation for an injury) · he עין תחת עין, שן תחת שן (compensation for an injury) · hsb woko za woko, zub za zub (compensation for an injury) · nn auge for auge, tann for tann (compensation for an injury) · cs oko za oko, zub za zub (compensation for an injury) · rm egl per egl, dent per dent (compensation for an injury) · cmn 以眼還眼，以牙還牙 /以眼还眼 (compensation for an injury) · sv öga för öga, tand för tand (compensation for an injury) · nl oog om oog, tand om tand (compensation for an injury) · oc uèlh per uèlh, dent per dent (compensation for an injury) · is auga fyrir auga, tönn fyrir tönn (compensation for an injury) · tr göze göz, dişe diş (compensation for an injury) · uk о́ко за о́ко, зуб за зуб (compensation for an injury) · ko 눈에는 눈 이에는 이 (compensation for an injury)