Gordium
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)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Γόρδιον, τό.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Gordĭum: ii, n., = Γόρδιον,
I a city of Phrygia Major on the Sangarius, famous for the Gordian knot (v. Gordius), Plin. 5, 32, 42, § 146; Liv. 38, 18, 10 sqq.; Curt. 3, 1, 12 sqq.—Hence, Gordĭensis, e, adj., of Gordium, Scrib. 172.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Gordĭum,¹⁶ ĭī, n. (Γόρδιον), ville de Phrygie : Curt. 3, 1, 12.
