ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)
tortum: i, n. torqueo,
I a cord, rope, Pac. ap. Non. 179, 16 (Trag. Fragm. v. 159 Rib.).
tortum, ī, n. (tortus 1), corde [instrument de torture] : Pacuv. 159.
