πλαστός
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)
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A formed, moulded, esp. in clay or wax, γυνή Hes. Th.513; τὸ π. ὃ δὴ σκεῦος ὠνομάκαμεν Pl.Sph.219a ; π. ἐκ γαίης Antiph. 52.3; π. εἰκών statue, opp. painting, Plu.Ages.2. 2 that can easily be moulded, plastic, Arist.Mete.386a27 ; in a thick paste, Thphr.HP9.4.10. II metaph., fabricated, forged, counterfeit, ἐκ λόγου πλαστοῦ Hdt.1.68; π. βακχεῖαι sham inspirations, E.Ba.218 ; π. τὴν φιλίαν παρέχεσθαι X.Ages.1.38 ; πλαστὸς πατρί a supposititious son, S.OT 780, cf. Sosith.2.4; π. ἐπιχείρημα hypothetical case, Hermog.Inv.3.11, cf. 15. Adv. -τῶς, opp. ὄντως, Pl.Sph.216c ; opp. ἀληθῶς, Id.Lg.642d ; opp. φύσει, ib.777d ; π. ὀδυρόμενοι feignedly, Phld.Rh.1.381 S. III v. πλατός.
