ἔμπρησις

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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: ἔμπρησις Medium diacritics: ἔμπρησις Low diacritics: έμπρησις Capitals: ΕΜΠΡΗΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: émprēsis Transliteration B: emprēsis Transliteration C: emprisis Beta Code: e)/mprhsis

English (LSJ)

εως, Ion. -ιος, ἡ,

   A burning, Hdt.8.55, D.H.4.40; οἰκιῶν Pl.R.470a: pl., ἐμπρήσεις οἰκιῶν Aeschin.3.157.    II inflammation, Gal.12.693.