ἀλλ' ἦν ἅπαντα τεταγμένα νόμων ἐπιταγαῖς → but all their acts were regulated by prescriptions set forth in laws
emptŭrĭens: (emt-), entis, adj. emo,I desiring to buy, Varr. R. R. 2 prooem. § 6.