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)
P. μαρμαρυγή, ἡ (Plato), Ar. and V. σέλας, τό (also Plato but rare P.), αὐγή, ἡ (also Plato but rare P.): see glitter.
Met., brilliant effort: P. and V. ἀγώνισμα, τό.
