epicus
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)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ĕpĭcus: a, um, adj., = ἐπικός,
I epic: poëta (Ennius), Cic. Opt. Gen. 1, 2: poëma, id. ib. 1, 1; cf. carmen, Quint. 10, 1, 62; Fulg. Myth. 1, 2.—Plur. as subst.: Ĕpĭci, ōrum, m., the epic poets, Quint. 10, 1, 51.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ĕpĭcus, a, um (ἐπικός), épique : Cic. Opt. 2 || subst. m. pl., les poètes épiques : Quint. 10, 1, 51.
