inexorabilis
ἡγούμενος τῶν ἡδονῶν ἀλλ' οὐκ ἀγόμενος ὑπ' αὐτῶν → of his pleasures he was the master and not their servant
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ĭn-exōrābĭlis: e, adj.
I That cannot be moved by entreaty, inexorable (class.).
A Of persons, constr. with in, adversus, contra, or dat.
(a) With in and acc.: qui inexorabilis in ceteros esse visus sum, Cic. Sull. 31, 87.—
(b) With adversus: adversus te et rem tuam, Liv. 34, 4, 18.—
(g) With contra: contra improbos nocentesque, Gell. 14, 4, 3.—
(d) With dat.: delictis, Tac. A. 11, 18.— (ε) Absol.: ni me inexorabilem faxis, Pac. ap. Non. 184, 4: judices, Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10: Achilles, Hor. A. P. 121.—
B Of inanim. and abstr. things: res, Liv. 2, 3: disciplina, inexorably severe, rigorous, Tac. H. 1, 51: odium, Ov. M. 5, 244: fatum, Verg. G. 2, 491: claustra, Val. Max. 4, 8, 2.— *
II That cannot be obtained by entreaty: neque inexorabile certe, Quod petimus, Val. Fl. 5, 321.
