προμάχεσθαι
From LSJ
ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also προμάχομαι): fight for
Lexicon Thucydideum
propugnare, to fight for, defend, 6.69.2.
