ἤλπετο
From LSJ
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
English (LSJ)
A v. ἔλπομαι.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἤλπετο: ἴδε ἐν λ. ἔλπομαι.
Greek Monotonic
ἤλπετο: γʹ ενικ. παρατ. του ἔλπομαι.
