initiate
From LSJ
σοὶ μὲν παιδιὰν τοῦτ' εἶναι, ἐμοὶ δὲ θάνατον → This is sport to you but death to me (Aristotle, Eudemian Ethics 1243a20)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
introduce: Ar. and P. εἰσηγεῖσθαι.
institute: P. and V. προτιθέναι, καθιστάναι, ἱστάναι, Ar. and P. καταδεικνύναι.
begin: P. and V. ἄρχειν (gen.); see begin.
instruct in mysteries: Ar. and P. τελεῖν, μυεῖν.