ἀγαθοὶ δὲ ἐγένοντο διὰ τὸ φῦναι ἐξ ἀγαθῶν → they were virtuous because they were sprung from virtuous men, virtuous they were because they were sprung from men of virtue
ūti:
I inf. of utor.
ŭtī: v. ut
I init.
(1) ŭtī, v. ut.
(3) ūtī, inf. de utor.
utī, s. ut.
uti CONJ :: in order that; that, so that; as, when; [ut primum => as soon as]