Pleuron
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 > 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.
