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)
| Full diacritics: δωδεκάπᾰλαι | Medium diacritics: δωδεκάπαλαι | Low diacritics: δωδεκάπαλαι | Capitals: ΔΩΔΕΚΑΠΑΛΑΙ |
| Transliteration A: dōdekápalai | Transliteration B: dōdekapalai | Transliteration C: dodekapalai | Beta Code: dwdeka/palai |
Adv.
A twelve times πάλαι, ever so long ago, Ar.Eq.1154; cf. δεκάπαλαι, μυριόπαλαι.
