eye for an eye en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Calque of Hebrew עין תחת עין (ayin tahat ayin), in 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; spelling modernized).
Meanings
- (idiomatic) Compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting an identical injury on that person.
Antonyms
Relateds
internecine · an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind · fight fire with fire · two wrongs don't make a right · lex talionis · an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth · mirror punishment · mutual assured destruction · race to the bottom
Synonyms
a Roland for an Oliver · tit for tat
Translations (77)
cs oko za oko (compensation for an injury) · nb øye for øye, tann for tann (compensation for an injury) · cu око за око, зѫбъ за зѫбъ (compensation for an injury) · fo eyga fyri eyga (compensation for an injury) · ru глаз за глаз (compensation for an injury) · ta பழிக்குப்பழி (compensation for an injury) · be во́ка за во́ка (compensation for an injury) · he עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן (compensation for an injury) · sh oko za oko (compensation for an injury) · ru о́ко за о́ко (compensation for an injury) · ka თვალი თვალის წილ (compensation for an injury) · mk око за око, заб за заб (compensation for an injury) · fo eyga fyri eyga, tonn fyri tonn (compensation for an injury) · sh око за око, зуб за зуб (compensation for an injury) · ko 눈에는 눈 (compensation for an injury) · sh oko za oko, zub za zub (compensation for an injury) · sl oko za oko (compensation for an injury) · es ojo por ojo (compensation for an injury) · pl oko za oko, ząb za ząb (compensation for an injury) · ca ull per ull, dent per dent (compensation for an injury) · syc ܥܲܝܢܵܐ ܚܠܵܦ݂ ܥܲܝܢܵܐ (compensation for an injury) · mt għajn għal għajn (compensation for an injury) · cu ⱁⰽⱁ ⰸⰰ ⱁⰽⱁ, ⰸⱘⰱⱏ ⰸⰰ ⰸⱘⰱⱏ (compensation for an injury) · ru о́ко за о́ко, зуб за зуб (compensation for an injury) · gl ollo por ollo (compensation for an injury) · gd ìghne airson ìghne (compensation for an injury) · bg о́ко за о́ко, зъб за зъб (compensation for an injury) · uk о́ко за о́ко (compensation for an injury) · sh око за око (compensation for an injury) · te కంటికి కన్ను, పంటికి పన్ను (compensation for an injury) · nn auga for auga, tann for tann (compensation for an injury) · hy ակն ընդ ական (compensation for an injury) · da øje for øje (compensation for an injury) · sk oko za oko, zub za zub (compensation for an injury) · ja 目には目を (compensation for an injury) · ang ēaġe for ēaġe (compensation for an injury) · sl oko za oko, zob za zob (compensation for an injury) · gd sùil airson sùla is fiacaill airson fiacla (compensation for an injury) · fi silmä silmästä (compensation for an injury) · pt olho por olho (compensation for an injury) · be во́ка за во́ка, зуб за зуб (compensation for an injury) · grc ὀφθαλμὸν ἀντὶ ὀφθαλμοῦ ὀδόντα ἀντὶ ὀδόντος (compensation for an injury) · am አይን ስለ አይን (compensation for an injury) · sw jicho kwa jicho (compensation for an injury) · fr œil pour œil (compensation for an injury) · az gözə göz, dişə diş (compensation for an injury) · mt għajn għal għajn, sinna għal sinna (compensation for an injury) · sk oko za oko (compensation for an injury) · th ตาต่อตา (compensation for an injury) · cmn 以牙還牙 /以牙还牙 (compensation for an injury) · ar الْعَيْنُ بِالْعَيْن (compensation for an injury) · hi ख़ून का बदला ख़ून (compensation for an injury) · hu szemet szemért (compensation for an injury) · eo okulon pro okulo, denton pro dento (compensation for an injury) · ka თვალი თვალისთვის (compensation for an injury) · am ዓይን ሥለ ዓይን (compensation for an injury) · sv öga för öga (compensation for an injury) · tr göze göz (compensation for an injury) · vi mắt đền mắt, răng đền răng (compensation for an injury) · cmn 以眼還眼 /以眼还眼 (compensation for an injury) · bg о́ко за о́ко (compensation for an injury) · vi mắt đền mắt (compensation for an injury) · am ዓይን ስለ ዓይን (compensation for an injury) · ur خون کا بدلہ خون (compensation for an injury) · cs oko za oko, zub za zub (compensation for an injury) · de Auge um Auge (compensation for an injury) · dsb woko za woko (compensation for an injury) · mk око за око (compensation for an injury) · it occhio per occhio (compensation for an injury) · nl oog om oog, tand om tand (compensation for an injury) · tl mata sa mata (compensation for an injury) · am አይን ሥለ አይን (compensation for an injury) · uk о́ко за о́ко, зуб за зуб (compensation for an injury) · hsb woko za woko (compensation for an injury) · fa-ira چِشْم دَر بَرابَر چِشْم (compensation for an injury) · pl oko za oko (compensation for an injury) · et silm silma vastu (compensation for an injury)