διατρίβειν
From LSJ
ἀλλ' ἦν ἅπαντα τεταγμένα νόμων ἐπιταγαῖς → but all their acts were regulated by prescriptions set forth in laws
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also διατρίβω): delay, employ, amuse oneself, be engaged in, be occupied in, devote oneself to, employ oneself, engage in, occupy oneself, pass one's time, pass the time, pass time, pass, waste time