Pleuron
καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ νικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Πλευρών, -ῶνος, ἡ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Pleuron: ōnis, f., = Πλευρών,
I a city in Ætolia, now Castle of Irene, Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6; Stat. Th. 2, 727; Ov. M. 7, 382.— Hence, Pleurōnĭus, a, um, adj., = Πλευρώνιος, of or belonging to Pleuron, Pleuronian: Pleuronius Acmon, Ov. M. 14, 494. —Subst.: Pleurōnĭa, ae, f., Ætolia, or that part of Ætolia in which Pleuron is situated, Aus. Epit. 10.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Pleurōn,¹⁶ ōnis, f. (Πλευρών), ville d’Étolie : Plin. 4, 6 || -nĭus, a, um, de Pleuron : Ov. M. 14, 494 || -nĭa, æ, f., l’Étolie ou partie de l’Étolie : Aus. Epit. 10.
Latin > German (Georges)
Pleurōn, ōnis, f. (Πλευρών), Stadt in Ätolien, Plin. 4, 6. Ov. met. 7, 382. Sil. 15, 310. Stat. Theb. 2, 727: Meleagria Pleuron, Stat. Theb. 4, 103. – Dav. Pleurōnius, a, um, pleuronisch, aus Pleuron, Ov. met. 14, 494. – subst., Pleurōnia, ae, f., das Gebiet von Pleuron, Auson. epitaph. 10.
