κλαυσιάω
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
English (LSJ)
Desider. of κλαίω,
A wish to weep, τὸ θύριον φθεγγόμενον ἄλλως κ. the door is like to weep, i.e. shall suffer for creaking, Ar.Pl. 1099.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1446] = Vorigem; weinerlich thun, Poil. 2, 64. Uebertr. von der knarrenden Thür, τὸ θύριον φθεγγόμενον ἄλλως κλαυσιᾷ Ar. Plut. 1098.
