initiatory
From LSJ
μηδέ μοι ἄκλαυστος θάνατος μόλοι, ἀλλὰ φίλοισι καλλείποιμι θανὼν ἄλγεα καὶ στοναχάς → may death not come to me without tears, but when I die may I leave my friends with sorrow and lamentation
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.