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)
rēsponsus: a, um, Part. of respondeo.
rēsponsus: ūs, m. respondeo, II. B..
I An answer, reply (opp. interrogatio), Dig. 44, 7, 1, § 7.—
II Correspondence of parts, harmony, symmetry, Vitr. 1, 2; 3, 1.