ἐν τοῖς ἄνωθεν χρόνοις
From LSJ
ἀλλ' ἦν ἅπαντα τεταγμένα νόμων ἐπιταγαῖς → but all their acts were regulated by prescriptions set forth in laws
Greek > English (Woodhouse)
in days of yore, in the days of old, in the old days, in the olden days, in olden days, in olden times, in ancient times