δυστοκία

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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: δυστοκία Medium diacritics: δυστοκία Low diacritics: δυστοκία Capitals: ΔΥΣΤΟΚΙΑ
Transliteration A: dystokía Transliteration B: dystokia Transliteration C: dystokia Beta Code: dustoki/a

English (LSJ)

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   A painful delivery, Arist.HA587a10 (pl.), Thphr.HP9.16.1 (pl.).    II = δυστεκνία, Man.1.46.