βλίτον
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)
τό,
A blite, Amaranthus Blitum, Hp.Vict.2.54, 3.75:—written βλῆτον Id.Aff.41, Thphr.HP1.14.2, Dsc.2.117: in pl., Thcopomp.Com.62, Diph.14.