ἀπάτημα
From LSJ
ἐὰν οὖν τὰ μαλακὰ σκληρῶς καὶ τὰ σκληρὰ μαλακῶς λέγηται, πιθανὸν γίγνεται → but if, as a result, gentle things are said harshly and harsh things gently, the result is unpersuasive
English (LSJ)
ατος, τό,
A deceit, stratagem, Aen.Tact.23.6; beguilement, δόξης Gorg.Hel. 10(pl.); πόθων AP7.195 (Mel.).