ἡγούμενος τῶν ἡδονῶν ἀλλ' οὐκ ἀγόμενος ὑπ' αὐτῶν → of his pleasures he was the master and not their servant
φιλοστόνως: с непрерывными стенаниями (ἐπεύχεσθαι θεοῖς Aesch.).