pave
From LSJ
Ἡ δ' ἐμὴ ψυχὴ πάλαι τέθνηκεν, ὥστε τοῖς θανοῦσιν ὠφελεῖν → My soul died long ago so that I could give some help to the dead
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
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).