ἡ δὲ φύσις φεύγει τὸ ἄπειρον· τὸ μὲν γὰρ ἄπειρον ἀτελές, ἡ δὲ φύσις ἀεὶ ζητεῖ τέλος → nature, however, avoids what is infinite, because the infinite lacks completion and finality, whereas this is what Nature always seeks
mĭnus:
I less.
I Adj. comp., from minor; v. parvus.—
II Adv., v. parvus fin.
mĭnus: a, um, v. 2. mina.