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ὃν οὐ τύπτει λόγος οὐδὲ ῥάβδος → if words don't get through, neither a beating will | if the carrot doesn't work, the stick will not work either | whom words do not strike, neither does the rod

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Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: ?
Meaning: γένος δρυός H.
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Cf. ἁλίφλοιος. That ἀλίφαλος would be just a corruption of this word (Latte) seems less probable; rather the word in -φλοιος is a rebuilding of the former.