ἦλυξ
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
German (Pape)
[Seite 1163] υγος, ἡ, = ἠλύγη, von Choerobosc. in B. A. 1199 σκιά erkl. S. ἐπῆλυξ.