ξένῳ δὲ σιγᾶν κρεῖττον ἢ κεκραγέναι → it's better for a stranger to keep silence than to shout (Menander)
from נָסַס; a flag; also a sail; by implication, a flagstaff; generally a signal; figuratively, a token: banner, pole, sail, (en-)sign, standard.
