ἡγούμενος τῶν ἡδονῶν ἀλλ' οὐκ ἀγόμενος ὑπ' αὐτῶν → of his pleasures he was the master and not their servant
ἑτοιμόφθορος: -ον, εὐκόλως φθείρων, καταστρέφων, Ἰωάν. Χρυσ. Ὁμ. 116, τ. 6.