devouring
From LSJ
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
V. διαβόρος, παμφάγος, ἀδηφάγος, βρωστήρ.
devouring men: V. ἀνδροβρώς (Euripides, Cyclops 93).
Met., insatiable: P. ἄπαυστος, P. and V. ἄπληστος.
destructive: V. πολυφθόρος; see destructive.
