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)
1ᵉ pl. fut. ind. de σπένδω;1ᵉ pl. épq. sbj. ao. de σπένδω.
