τεφρώδης
From LSJ
πείθεται πᾶς ἥδιον ἢ βιάζεται (Dio Cassius, Historiae Romanae 8.36.3) → it's always more pleasant to be persuaded than to be forced
English (LSJ)
ες,
A like ashes, Thphr.Ign.39, Babr.85.14, Plu.Them.8; τ. γῆ Str.16.2.44.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1102] ες, zsgzgn statt τεφροειδής, Plut. Them. 8, öfter.