σπινθηροβόλημα

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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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Greek Monolingual

το, Ν
εκπομπή σπινθήρων, σπιθοβόλημα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < σπινθηροβολώ. Η λ., στον πληθ. σπινθηροβολήματα, μαρτυρείται από το 1873 στο περιοδικό Όμηρος].