Philus
From LSJ
ἐὰν οὖν τὰ μαλακὰ σκληρῶς καὶ τὰ σκληρὰ μαλακῶς λέγηται, πιθανὸν γίγνεται → but if, as a result, gentle things are said harshly and harsh things gently, the result is unpersuasive
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Philus: (in MSS. also Pilus), i, m.,
I a Roman surname: L. Furius Philus, a consul A. U. C. 618, Cic. Rep. 1, 11, 17; 1, 13, 19; id. Lael. 4, 14; 6, 21; 7, 25 sq.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Phĭlus,¹³ ī, m., surnom dans la gens Furia ; nott L. Furius Philus ami de Lælius et de Scipion, interlocuteur du de Republica ] : Cic. Rep. 1, 13 ; Læl. 14 ; 21.
