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)
ἀστόχως: ошибочно, безрассудно (χρῆσθαι τοῖς καιροῖς Polyb.).
