forked tongues

David M. Scholer dscholer at fuller.edu
Thu Feb 17 13:10:15 EST 2000


Bart, Is something like "nor speak out of both sides of your mouth" too
free? I am not sure that "forked tongue" is clear today; for some it might
mean "sharp" tongue.  David M. Scholer

At 10:55 AM 02/17/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>   Didache 2:4 reads: OUK ESHi DIGNWMWN OUDE DIGLWSSOS.  PAGIS GAR
>QNANATOU hH DIGLWSSIA.  This translates into something like: "you shall
>not be of two minds nor xxx; for xxx is a snare of death."
>
>   I'm trying to come up with an English phrase for DIGLWSSOS/DIGLWSSIA.  
>I don't much like keeping the parallel with "two minds" by saying "two
>tongued (or double-minded/double-tongued)."  I could use
>"equivocate/equivocation," but that gets rid of the metaphor.
>
>   What would you think of my using "forked tongue," as follows: "You
>shall not be of two minds nor speak with a forked tongue.  For a forked
>tongue is a snare of death" ?
>
>   I must admit, it vaguely reminds me of a Smothers Brothers routine I
>used to listen to as a kid; but otherwise I kind of like it.  But is it a
>phrase people still understand?
>
>-- Bart Ehrman
>   University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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