ἀλλ' ἦν ἅπαντα τεταγμένα νόμων ἐπιταγαῖς → but all their acts were regulated by prescriptions set forth in laws
v. trans.
Hollow out: P. κοιλαίνειν. Dig: P. and V. ὀρύσσειν, σκάπτειν, Ar. and P. διορύσσειν.