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From LSJ

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

Source

Russian > Greek

ἐπικνίζω, ἀμύσσω, ἀμύττω, κνύω