κρεῖττον σιωπᾶν ἐστιν ἢ λαλεῖν μάτην → it's better to keep silence than to speak without reason (Menander)
ξύνοισις: εως ἡ предполож. состав (τοῦ παίωνος Plut. - v. l. ξύνθεσις).
