assuming
From LSJ
σιγή ποτ' ἐστὶν αἱρετωτέρα λόγου → sometimes silence is preferable to words (Menander)
σιγή ποτ' ἐστὶν αἱρετωτέρα λόγου → sometimes silence is preferable to words (Menander)
meddlesome: Ar. and P. πολυπράγμων.
assuming that, if: P. and V. εἰ, ἐάν; see suppose.