ἀνταποδοῦναί [1 verse](verb aor inf "Recompense" is antapodidōmi, which means to "give back", "repay", "tender in repayment", "assign as a balance", and "deliver in turn".  In other verses, Jesus uses the more common apodidomi which is the root of this word.  -- "Recompense" is a verb, used by Jesus on here and below, that means to "give back", "repay", "tender in repayment", "assign as a balance", and "deliver in turn".  Here, the sense is "to repay".   Jesus commonly uses the root of this word to mean "compensate". This word more clearly means "to repay back".