δημίζω
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 pose as 'friend of the people', Ar.V.699.
German (Pape)
[Seite 562] es mit dem Volke halten, auch = es betrügen, Ar. Vesp. 699.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
δημίζω: προσποιοῦμαι τὸν δημοτικόν, ἀπατῶ τὸν δῆμον, Ἀριστοφ. Σφηξ. 699.
