Δίγλωσσος
bilingual
Translated by Catharine Roth13 May 2003Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] one who has knowledge of two languages.1
"Anacharsis was a Scythian, but his mother was Greek. For this reason he was bilingual; [it was he] who made laws for the Scythians."2
"Anacharsis was a Scythian, but his mother was Greek. For this reason he was bilingual; [it was he] who made laws for the Scythians."2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δίγλωσσος· ὁ δύο γλώσσας ἐπιστάμενος. Ἀνάχαρσις Σκύθης ἦν, μητρὸς δὲ Ἑλληνίδος. διὸ καὶ δίγλωττος ἦν· ὃς ἔθηκεν νόμους Σκύθαις.