begin the rites
From LSJ
ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
κατάρχεσθαι, κατάρχεσθαι τῶν ἱερῶν, προκατάρχεσθαι τῶν ἱερῶν, ἀπάρχεσθαι
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