παραπλήσσω
From LSJ
ἡγούμενος τῶν ἡδονῶν ἀλλ' οὐκ ἀγόμενος ὑπ' αὐτῶν → of his pleasures he was the master and not their servant
English (LSJ)
Att. παραπλήττω,
A strike at the side, τὰς νευράς, of a harper, Philostr.Im.1.10 :—Pass., to be palsy-stricken : hence, to be deranged, mad, Ar.Lys.831, Ec.139, etc. ; γέλως παραπεπληγμένος E.HF935 ; π. τὸν λογισμόν Plu.Aem.34 ; παραπλήσσεσθαί τι to be astonished at... Agatharch. 103.