ἐλασσοῦσθαι
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
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also ἐλασσόω): be at a disadvantage, come off worse, come short, get the worst of it, go to the wall, have the worst of it, lose ground, suffer loss, sustain a loss
