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ὁ μὴ δαρεὶς ἄνθρωπος οὐ παιδεύεται → spare the rod and spoil the child | οne who hasn't been flayed is not being taught | if the man was not beaten, he is not educated | the man, who was not paddled, is not educated

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Greek Monolingual

-η, -ο
1. αυτός που δεν βλέπει μακριά, μύωπας
2. μτφ. αυτός που δεν αντιλαμβάνεται εύκολα κάτι ή δεν μπορεί να διαισθανθεί μια κατάσταση, ο περιορισμένης αντιλήψεως και κρίσεως άνθρωπος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < κοντ(ο)- + (< οφθαλμός), πρβλ. λοξ-όφθαλμος, μεγαλ-όφθαλμος].