εἰ μὴ ἦλθον καὶ ἐλάλησα αὐτοῖς, ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ εἶχον → if I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin
adj.
Reticent: P. κρυψίνους (Xen.).
Silent: V. σιγηλός, σιωπηλός.