aesculus
From LSJ
Θυμοῦ κρατῆσαι κἀπιθυμίας καλόν → Res pulchra et iram et cupiditatem vincere → Den Zorn zu bändigen und die Begier ist schön
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
aescŭlus: (not esc-), i, f. may be connected with edo = to eat, as fagus = beech, φηγός = oak, with φαγεῖν, but the diphthong presents a difficulty; v. Curt. p. 187,
I the tallest species of oak, the winter or Italian oak (with edible acorns), sacred to Jupiter, Verg. G. 2, 16; 291; ef. Voss. ad h. l.: nec mollior aesculo, Hor. C. 3, 10, 17 al.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
æscŭlus,¹⁴ ī, f., chêne, rouvre [consacré à Jupiter]: Serv. Georg. 2, 291 ; Virg. G. 2, 16 ; Hor. O. 3, 10, 17 ; Ov. M. 10, 91 ; Plin. 12, 3 ; 16, 11, etc.
