καλλωπίζομαι
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
French (Bailly abrégé)
1 se parer;
2 se vanter, se glorifier : τινι, ἐπί τινι de qch;
3 faire des façons.
Étymologie: κάλλος, ὤψ.
