φθισήνωρ

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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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Full diacritics: φθῑσήνωρ Medium diacritics: φθισήνωρ Low diacritics: φθισήνωρ Capitals: ΦΘΙΣΗΝΩΡ
Transliteration A: phthisḗnōr Transliteration B: phthisēnōr Transliteration C: fthisinor Beta Code: fqish/nwr

English (LSJ)

ορος, ὁ, ἡ, (φθίω, ἀνήρ):—

   A destroying or killing men, πόλεμος Il.2.833, 9.604, al., Hes.Th.431; θυμός AP9.457. [ῑ perh. metri gr., but in Il.2.833 φθεισ- is found in some codd. (including πολλὰ τῶν παλαιῶν ἀντιγράφων ap.Eust.356.20), and Choerob. in An.Ox.2.273, and shd. perh. be read.]