eye for an eye

eye for an eye meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu

Synonyms of eye for an eye

• a Roland for an Oliver
• tit for tat

Antonyms

• turn the other cheek

Origin of eye for an eye

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).

Related words

• an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
• an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind
• fight fire with fire
• internecine
• lex talionis
• mirror punishment
• mutual assured destruction
• race to the bottom
• two wrongs don't make a right

Questions about eye for an eye

What does eye for an eye mean?

Eye for an eye means compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting an identical injury on that person.

What is eye for an eye in Hindi?

Eye for an eye in Hindi is ख़ून का बदला ख़ून (xūn kā badlā xūn). See Eye for an eye meaning in Hindi.

What part of speech is eye for an eye?

Eye for an eye is a noun.