initiatory
From LSJ
ὃν οὐ τύπτει λόγος οὐδὲ ῥάβδος → if words don't get through, neither a beating will | if the carrot doesn't work, the stick will not work either | whom words do not strike, neither does the rod
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
of rites: P. τελεστικός, P. and V. μυστικός.
initiatory sacrifices, subs.: P. and V. προτέλεια, τά (Plato).
initiatory offerings: V. κατάργματα, τά.
