distichus
πᾶσά τε ἐπιστήμη χωριζομένη δικαιοσύνης καὶ τῆς ἄλλης ἀρετῆς πανουργία, οὐ σοφία φαίνεται → every knowledge, when separated from justice and the other virtues, ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom | every form of knowledge when sundered from justice and the rest of virtue is seen to be plain roguery rather than wisdom
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
distĭchus: a, um, adj., = δίστιχος,
I consisting of two rows.
I Adj.: hordeum, Col. 2, 9, 16.—
II Subst.
A ‡ distĭ-chum, i, n., a building with two stories or two rows of chambers, Inscr. Fabr. p. 627, no. 234.—
B distĭchon, i, n., a poem of two verses, a distich consisting of a hexameter and a pentameter, Mart. 8, 29, 1; Suet. Caes. 51; id. Oth. 3 al.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
distĭchus, a, um (δίστιχος), qui a deux rangs : distichum hordeum Col. Rust. 2, 9, 16, escourgeon, sorte d’orge à double rang de grains || subst. n., distichum, ī, caveau à deux étages : Inscr.
