ἀπότροπος
ὁ μὴ δαρεὶς ἄνθρωπος οὐ παιδεύεται → spare the rod and spoil the child | οne who hasn't been flayed is not being taught | if the man was not beaten, he is not educated | the man, who was not paddled, is not educated
English (LSJ)
ον, (ἀποτρέπω)
A turned away, far from men, ἐγὼ παρ' ὕεσσιν ἀπότροπος Od.14.372; turned away in flight, Opp.H.4.254. 2 from which one turns away, horrible, ἀ. ἄγος A.Ch.155 (lyr.); τὸν ἀ. Ἅιδαν S.Aj.608 (lyr.); σκότου νέφος Id.OT1314; πῦρ Ar.Ec.792; γνώμη ἀ. a stern, hostile decree, Pi.P.8.94; κασιγνήτης ἀπότροπον . . εὐνήν Ps.-Phoc.182. II Act., turning away, averting, κακῶν A. Ch.42, E.Ph.586; ἀ. δαίμονες A.Pers.203. 2 preventing, saving from, ἀ. αὐτοῖς ἐγέετο μή .., c. inf., Pl.Lg.877a.
German (Pape)
[Seite 332] 1) abgewandt, entfernt, Od. 14, 372; Opp. H. 4, 254. – 2) wovon man sich abwendet, verabscheuungswerth, ὅ, τι ἄν τις ἀποτρέποιτο, Hesych.; ἄγος Aesch. Ch. 153; Ἅιδης Soph. Ai. 608; O. R. 1314; πῦρ Ar. Eccl. 792. – 3) abwendend, bes. Unheil, wie ἀποτρόπαιος; δαίμονες Aesch. Pers. 199; κακῶν Ch. 42; Eur. Herc. Fur. 801; verhindernd, ἀπ. ἐγένετο αὐτοῖς μή Plat. Legg. IX, 877 a.
