ἡγούμενος τῶν ἡδονῶν ἀλλ' οὐκ ἀγόμενος ὑπ' αὐτῶν → of his pleasures he was the master and not their servant
ē-gigno: ĕre,I to procreate, produce, bring forth: et altos interdum ramos egigni corpore vivo, Lucr. 2, 703 Lachm. N. cr.