οὐ γὰρ εἰς περιουσίαν ἐπράττετ' αὐτοῖς τὰ τῆς πόλεως → for selfish greed had no place in their statesmanship
v. intrans.
Ar. and V. ἕρπειν.
Crawl like snake: P. ἰλυσπᾶσθαι.
Run on all fours: V. τρέχειν χερσί.
Crawl out: Ar. and V. ἐξέρπειν.
Crawling things, subs.: P. and V. ἕρπετα, τά (Xen., also Ar.).