Draco
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)
Δράκων, -οντος, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Drăco: ōnis, m.,
I a proper name.
I The Athenian lawgiver, Cic. Rep. 2, 1; id. de Or. 1, 44, 197; Gell. 11, 18.—
II One of Actaeon's hounds, Hyg. Fab. 181.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(2) Drăcō,¹⁶ ōnis, m. (Δράκων),
1 Dracon [législateur d’Athènes] : Cic. Rep. 2, 2 ; de Or. 1, 197 ; Gell. 11, 18
2 montagne de l’Asie Mineure : Plin. 5, 118.
(3) Drăcō ou Drăcōn, ōntis, m., nom d’un grammairien grec : Macr.
Latin > German (Georges)
(2) Draco2, ōnis, m. (Δράκων), der strenge Gesetzgeber der Athener, Cic. de or. 1, 197; de rep. 2, 2. Gell. 11, 18, 1 sqq.
