πολλοῦ ἄξιος

From LSJ

ἡγούμενος τῶν ἡδονῶν ἀλλ' οὐκ ἀγόμενος ὑπ' αὐτῶν → of his pleasures he was the master and not their servant

Source

Greek > English (Woodhouse)

important, of much consequence