ἀλλ' ἦν ἅπαντα τεταγμένα νόμων ἐπιταγαῖς → but all their acts were regulated by prescriptions set forth in laws
ēreptĭo: ōnis, f. id.,I a forcible taking away, seizure of a possession, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 5: animae, Tert. Spect. 2.