ξένῳ δὲ σιγᾶν κρεῖττον ἢ κεκραγέναι → it's better for a stranger to keep silence than to shout (Menander)
v. intrans.
P. σοβεῖν, V. ἐπʼ ἄκρων ὁδοιπορεῖν (Soph., Aj. 1230).
Give oneself airs: P. and V. σεμνύνεσθαι, ἁβρύνεσθαι (Plat.); see under airs.