ἐπετείλατο

From LSJ

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

Source

French (Bailly abrégé)

3ᵉ sg. ao. Moy. de ἐπιτέλλω.