ἀνάγκῃ δ' οὐδὲ θεοὶ μάχονται → but not even gods fight necessity
sēmĭ-pĕdānĕus: a, um, adj.,I a halffoot in size, half a foot long, broad, etc.: terra, Col. 4, 1, 4.
sēmi-pedāneus, a, um = semipedalis, Colum. 4, 1, 4.