pave
From LSJ
λόγος γέ τοί τις ἔστι τῶν γεραιτέρων, ὅσ' ἂν ἀνόητ' ἢ µῶρα βουλευσώµεθα, ἅπαντ' ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον ἡµῖν ξυµφέρειν → there is in fact a saying among the elders, that whatever thoughtless, stupid decisions we make, they all turn out for the best for us
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
Pave the way for, conduce towards, met.: P. προφέρειν εἰς (acc.). While we pave the way for their empire: P. τῆς ἀρχῆς προκοπτόντων ἐκείνοις (ἡμῶν) (Thuc. 4, 60). At the same time paving the way for his recall to his native land: P. ἅμα τὴν ἑαυτοῦ κάθοδον εἰς τὴν πατρίδα ἐπιθεραπεύων (Thuc. 8, 47).
