κρεῖττον σιωπᾶν ἐστιν ἢ λαλεῖν μάτην → it's better to keep silence than to speak without reason (Menander)
v. trans.
P. and V. ποδίζειν (Xen. also Soph., Frag.), δεῖν (Eur., Rhes. 617).
subs.
Met., limit: P. and V. ὅρος, ὁ.
