δίστιχος
From LSJ
Ὁ μὲν βίος βραχύς, ἡ δὲ τέχνη μακρή, ὁ δὲ καιρὸς ὀξύς, ἡ δὲ πεῖρα σφαλερή, ἡ δὲ κρίσις χαλεπή → Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience misleading and judgment difficult
English (LSJ)
ον,
A with two rows, κριθαί Placit.5.10.2. 2 of two verses, ἐπίγραμμα AP9.369 (Cyrill.); δίστιχον, τό, distich, AP 6.329 (Leon.); 'a couple of lines', of a brief letter, FGiss.20.23 (ii A. D.). 3 doubly woven, μαφόρια PMasp.6ii80 (vi A. D.).
