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ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

antĕ-pŏtens: entis, adj.,
I superior in power or fortune: voluptatibus gaudiisque antepotens, Plaut. Trin. 5, 1, 2.