Pontius

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Pontĭus: i, m.,
I the name of a gens, originally Samnite, afterwards Roman. So,
I C. Pontius, a leader of the Samnites, who surrounded the Romans in the Caudine Pass, Cic. Off. 2, 21, 75; Liv. 9, 1; Flor. 1, 16, 10.—
II L. Pontius Aquila, one of the assassins of Cœsar, Cic. Phil. 11, 6, 14; Asin. Poll. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 4; Suet. Caes. 78. —
III Pontius Pilatus, governor of Judœa in the time of Christ, Tac. A. 15, 44; Tert. Apol. 21; Lact. 4, 18; Sed. Carm. 5, 116.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Pontĭus,¹² ĭī, m.,
1 Pontius Hérennius [général des Samnites, qui fit passer les Romains sous le joug aux Fourches Caudines] : Cic. Off. 2, 75
2 L. Pontius Aquila [un des meurtriers de César] : Pollio d. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 4 ; Suet. Cæs. 78 ; Aquila seul Cic. Phil. 11, 14
3 Ponce Pilate : Tac. Ann. 15, 44 ; v. Pilatus.