sham
From LSJ
ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
pretended: P. προσποιητός, P. and V. πλαστός (Xen.). V. ποιητός.
spurious: P. and V. κίβδηλος. Ar. and P. παράσημος.
substantive
pretence: P. and V. πρόσχημα, τό, πρόβλημα, τό.
excuse: P. and V. πρόφασις, ἡ, σκῆψις, ἡ.
verb transitive
feign: Ar. and P. προσποιεῖσθαι.
