effoco

αἰὲν ἀριστεύειν καὶ ὑπείροχον ἔμμεναι ἄλλων → always strive for excellence and prevail over others (Iliad 6.208, 11.784)

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ef-fōco: āre, v. a. faux,
I to suffocate, smother.—Trop.: bonis suis effocantur, Sen. Brev. Vit. 2, 3 dub. (al. offoco).