shirk
From LSJ
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
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι (gen.), Ar. and P. ἀποδιδράσκειν (acc.), Ar. and P. διαδύεσθαι (acc.), P. ἀποκνεῖν (acc.); see avoid.
Absol., P. and V. ὀκνεῖν, κατοκνεῖν, P. ἀποκνεῖν, Ar. and P. ἀναδύεσθαι, Ar. διαδιδράσκειν.
shirk through indolence: P. ἀπορρᾳθυμεῖν (absol.).
shirk through cowardice: P. ἀποδειλιᾶν (absol.).