ἀλλ' ἦν ἅπαντα τεταγμένα νόμων ἐπιταγαῖς → but all their acts were regulated by prescriptions set forth in laws
P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ.
delay: P. and V. διατριβή, ἡ, τριβή, ἡ, P. μέλλησις, ἡ; see delay.
shrinking: P. and V. ὄκνος, ὁ.
