ἀλλ' ἦν ἅπαντα τεταγμένα νόμων ἐπιταγαῖς → but all their acts were regulated by prescriptions set forth in laws
see φθάνω.
φθῆ: Επικ. αντί ἔφθη, γʹ ενικ. αορ. βʹ του φθάνω.
