they wanted to get the work done in time
From LSJ
διὸ πᾶσαι αἱ τέχναι καὶ αἱ ποιητικαὶ ἐπιστῆμαι δυνάμεις εἰσίν → hence all arts, i.e. the productive sciences, are potencies
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
ἐβούλοντο φθῆναι ἐξεργασάμενοι
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