ὑπόθεμα
From LSJ
ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)
English (LSJ)
ατος, τό,
A = ὑπόθημα, base, Ph.Bel.53.24, 57.34, Hero Bel. 97.8, Apollod.Poliorc.143.10, Plu.2.1011d. II ἐπὶ ὑποθέματι ἀγρῷ on the security of land, SIG672.25 (Delph., ii B. C.), CIG2048 (Philippopolis); ἐπὶ ὑποθέμασιν ἀξιοχρέοις Inscr.Cos383.9, cf. SIG976.48 (Samos, ii B. C.); ὑποθέματα (corrected to ὑποθήκας) λαβεῖν τῶν τε οἰκιῶν καὶ κτημάτων PCair.Zen.640.11 (iii B. C.); ἔχω τῶν μωστίων ὑπόθεμα δραχμὰς τ BGU1523.7 (iii B. C.).
