ἐπημύω
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 (LSJ)
A bend or bow down, ἐπὶ δ' ἠμύει ἀσταχύεσσιν (sc. τὸ λήϊον) Il.2.148, cf. Nic.Th.870, Opp.H.1.228, C.4.123. ἐπήν, v. ἐπεί.
