ἑλέσται

From LSJ

λόγος γέ τοί τις ἔστι τῶν γεραιτέρων, ὅσ' ἂν ἀνόητ' ἢ µῶρα βουλευσώµεθα, ἅπαντ' ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον ἡµῖν ξυµφέρειν → there is in fact a saying among the elders, that whatever thoughtless, stupid decisions we make, they all turn out for the best for us

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Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἑλέσται: ἑλέστω, χρήστω, (= ἑλέσθαι, ἑλέσθω, χρήσθω) Ἐπιγρ. Λοκρική, ἔκδ. Ἰω. Οἰκ. ― Πρβλ. Κουμαν. Συναγ. ἀθησαυρίστων λέξεων ἐν οἰκείῳ τόπῳ.