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)
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molesto, que causa molestias de pers. ἐνοχλεῖς ἐγένοντο προς ἐμέ SB 14587.17 (IV d.C.).