Lexical Definition

‎ἀμοιβή‎ amoibḗ (am-oy-bay') repayment ^G:N-F
from (to exchange)

requite.

• requital

Abbott-Smith

** ἀμοιβή, -ῆς, ἡ (< ἀμείβομαι, to repay); [in Aq., Sm.: Pr 12:14, al.;]
requital, recompense: I Ti 5:4 (for illustration from π. v. MM, VGT, s.v.).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἀμοιβή-ή, ἡ,

(ἀμείβω) requital, recompense, [ἀμοιβήῆς 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.318; ἄλλοισι δίδου χαρίεσσαν ἀ... ἑκατόμβης 3.58; εὖ ἔρδοντι κακὴν ἀπέδωκας ἀ. 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1263, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 467; γλυκεῖαν μόχθων ἀ. 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 5.48">Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀγαναῖς ἀ. τινὰ τίνεσθαι to requite him by like return, [Refs]; οἵας ἀ. ἐξ Ἰάσονος κυρεῖ[ἀμοιβήαὶ τῶν θυσιῶν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 202e">Refs 5th c.BC+]; retribution, ἔργων ἀντ᾽ ἀδίκων χαλεπὴν ἐπέθηκεν ἀ.[Refs 8th c.BC+]

__2 repayment, compensation, τείσουσι βοῶν ἐπιεικέ᾽ ἀ.[Refs 8th c.BC+]
__3 that which is given in exchange, τῷ σκυτοτόμῳ ἀντὶ τῶν ὑποδημάτων ἀ. γίνεται κατ᾽ ἀξίαν[Refs 4th c.BC+]
__4 answer, ἀσχήμων ἐν τῇ ἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II change, exchange, τὰς ἀ. ποιεῖσθαι[Refs 1st c.BC+]; of money, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__III change, alternation, κακῶν[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 transformation, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]