δισσός
νήπιοι, οἷς ταύτῃ κεῖται νόος, οὐδὲ ἴσασιν ὡς χρόνος ἔσθ᾿ ἥβης καὶ βιότου ὀλίγος θνητοῖς. ἀλλὰ σὺ ταῦτα μαθὼν βιότου ποτὶ τέρμα ψυχῇ τῶν ἀγαθῶν τλῆθι χαριζόμενος → fools, to think like that and not realise that mortals' time for youth and life is brief: you must take note of this, and since you are near the end of your life endure, indulging yourself with good things | Poor fools they to think so and not to know that the time of youth and life is but short for such as be mortal! Wherefore be thou wise in time, and fail not when the end is near to give thy soul freely of the best.
English (LSJ)
Att. διττός, Ion. διξός (q. v.), ή, όν, (δίς)
A twofold, double, Hdt.2.44, 7.70, Pl.Tht.198d, etc. Adv. διττῶς, opp. ἁπλῶς, doubly, in two ways, δ. [γνώριμα] Arist.EN1095b2; δ. λέγεσθαι ib.1096b13, al. 2 executed in duplicate, ἀποχή POxy.1024.39 (ii A. D.), etc. II pl., two, Pi.N.1.44, Hdt.5.40,52, A.Pr.957, S.Aj.57, etc.: with a dual, δισσοὶ προάγοντε μάλιστα Iamb.Comm.Math. 25. III metaph., divided, disagreeing in mind, λήμασι δισσούς (λήμασιν ἴσους Dind.) A.Ag.122 (lyr.). 2 doubtful, ambiguous, ὄνειροι S.El.645; τὸ δ. ambiguity, Arist.Pol.1261b29. Adv. διττῶς Id.SE180a15.
German (Pape)
[Seite 643] att. διττός, ion. διξός (δίς, δίχα), zwiefach, doppelt; Hes., Plat. u. A. Bei Dichtern, bes. den Tragg., übh. = zwei; στρατηγοί Aesch. Spt. 801; Soph. Phil. 264; χεῖρες Pind. N. 1, 44; vgl. Xen. Conv. 8, 9 Ages. 2, 30. Bei Aesch. Ag. 121 δύο λήμασι δισσοί wird die Entzweiung, bei Soph. El. 645 φάσματα δισσῶν ὀνείρων, u. bei Luc. Alex. 10 χρησμοὶ δ. καὶ ἀμφίβολοι, das Doppelsinnige ausgedrückt. – Adv., zum zweitenmale, Eur. Phoen. 1347; auf doppelte Weise, Sp.
