initiative
From LSJ
ἀλλ' ἦν ἅπαντα τεταγμένα νόμων ἐπιταγαῖς → but all their acts were regulated by prescriptions set forth in laws
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
lacking in initiative, adj.: P. and V. ἄτολμος.
since the initiative always rests with them: P. ἐπ' ἐκείνοις ὄντος ἀεὶ τοῦ ἐπιχειρεῖν (Thuc. 3, 12).
on his own initiative: P. ἀφ' ἑαυτοῦ γνώμης.
take the initiative, v.: P. and V. ἄρχειν.
