ἐὰν ᾖς φιλομαθής, ἔσει πολυμαθής → if you are studious, you will become learned
antĕ-pollĕo: ēre, v. n.,I to be more powerful, to excel, surpass (late Lat.): alicui, App. M. 1, p. 104, 20 Elm.: toto vertice cunctos, id. ib. 7, p. 189, 35 Elm.