Commentary for Sanhedrin 34:2

אמר רב יהודה אמר רב כל עיר שאין בה שנים לדבר ואחד לשמוע אין מושיבין בה סנהדרי ובביתר הוו שלשה וביבנה ארבעה רבי אליעזר ורבי יהושע ור"ע ושמעון התימני דן לפניהם בקרקע

[able to speak the seventy languages] is wise [capable]; if four,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. preceding note. ');">⁵</span> it is of the highest standard possible.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence it appears that at least three such men are needed by a city, in order that it may qualify for a Sanhedrin. ');">⁶</span> — He<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., Rab, who says that only two are required. ');">⁷</span> holds the same view as the Tanna [of the following Baraitha]: It has been taught: With two, [the Sanhedrin is] wise [capable]; with three, it reaches the highest standard possible.

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