τὸ γὰρ πράττειν τοῦ λέγειν καὶ χειροτονεῖν ὕστερον ὂν τῇ τάξει, πρότερον τῇ δυνάμει καὶ κρεῖττόν ἐστιν (Demosthenes 3.15) → for action, even though posterior in the order of events to speaking and voting, is prior in importance and superior
dēpascor: āri, v. depasco.
dēpāscor,¹³ pāstus sum, pāscī, tr., manger, dévorer : serpens depascitur artus Virg. En. 2, 215, le serpent dévore leurs membres, cf. Plin. 11, 65 ; [métaph.] Virg. G. 3, 458
