τὸ κηρύκειον ἢ τὴν μάχαιραν → peace or the sword
subter-dūco: xi, 3, v. a.,I to carry off secretly, to steal away any thing (Plautin.): ne tibi clam se subterducat istinc, Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 72: si huic occasioni tempus sese subterduxerit, id. As. 2, 2, 12.
