τραχὺς ἐντεῦθεν μελάμπυγός τε τοῖς ἐχθροῖς ἅπασιν → he is a tough black-arse towards his enemies, he is a veritable Heracles towards his enemies
convulsion: P. and V. σπασμός, ὁ, P. σφαδασμός, ὁ (Plato), V. σπαραγμός, ὁ.