ἡ γὰρ σιωπὴ τοῖς σοφοῖσιν ἀπόκρισις → silence, you see, is an answer for the wise (Menander)
ἐξεπλάγην: [ᾰ], Παθ. αόρ. βʹ του ἐκπλήσσω.