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πέλλος

From LSJ

Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη → The first and best victory is to conquer self.

Plato, Laws, 626e

French (Bailly abrégé)

η, ον :
de couleur sombre, noirâtre, noir.
Étymologie: R. Πελ, être sombre ; cf. πολιός, lat. palleo, pullus.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

πέλλος: ὁ предполож. синяя цапля Arst.