ἡ γὰρ σιωπὴ τοῖς σοφοῖσιν ἀπόκρισις → silence, you see, is an answer for the wise (Menander)
laws: P. and V. οἱ νόμοι, V. οἱ θεσμοί (rare P.).
tables of the law: Ar. and P. κύρβεις, αἱ.
