ἀντίδωρον

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ἀντι- (anti-, in exchange; in return; instead of) +‎ δῶρον (dôron, gift) from Proto-Hellenic *dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom; cf. verb ἀντιδωρέομαι (antidōréomai, to donate, exchange, present in return, offer instead).

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Noun

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ἀντίδωρον (antídōronn (genitive ἀντίδωρου); second declension (Koine, Byzantine)

  1. return-gift; a present donated or offered in return or in exchange; compensation, remuneration, recompense, reciprocation
    Synonym: αντιδωρεά (antidōreá)
  2. (Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Catholicism) antidoron; morsel of blessed bread from the remains of the Eucharist offering distributed to members of the congregation in churches that use the Byzantine Rite liturgy

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