ἀλλ' ἦν ἅπαντα τεταγμένα νόμων ἐπιταγαῖς → but all their acts were regulated by prescriptions set forth in laws
P. and V. νόμος, ὁ, νόμιμον, τό, or pl., θεσμός, ὁ (rare P.).
institution: P. and V. κατάστασις, ἡ.