Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 25662
(formerly occ/9695)

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παρθ(έ)νο(ς) τί, τὸν τεκόντα τὸν κά | κάτω
λιπὼν τεκόντα τὸν θ(εὸ)ν κτᾶται μόνον.
ὡς παρθ(έ)νο(ς) | γὰρ πρὸ(ς) τὸν ἐκ τῆς παρθένου
καλοῦντα χ(ριστὸ)ν οἷα συγγενῆς | τρέχει·
ἐντεῦθεν εἰς τὸ στῆθος αὐτοῦ γνησίως
πεσὼν, ἐκεῖθεν τὴν ἄβυσσον λαμβάνει·
τῆς γνώσε(ως) καὶ π(άν)|τα πλουτεῖ τὸν κόσμον,
μυστηρίων ἄγνωστα καὶ | τοῖς ἀγγέλοις·
θεηγόρος τέταρτο(ς) οὖν ἰω(άννης)
εὐαγγελι|στής· ἀλλʹ ἐν ὕψει δογμάτων
πρῶτος, μέγιστος ἄκρο(ς) | ἀρχὴ καὶ τέλος:
Type(s) [2029] Ὁ παρθένος τί; Τὸν τεκόντα τὸν κάτω (11 verses)
Text source DBBE (Inspection of a reproduction of the manuscript)
Text status Text completely known
Date 12th-13th c.
Manuscript UPPSALA - Universitetsbiblioteket - gr. 12 [12th-13th c.]
Place in Manuscript f. 126v
Palaeographical information The initial letter is missing, as the poem appears to be continuously written after another book epigram on John.
Contextual information The epigram precedes the Gospel of John.
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Genre(s) Author-related epigram
Subject(s) John (evangelist, saint) (1st c.)
Image source(s) https://www.manuscripta.se/ms/100012
Number of verses 11
Related occurrence(s)
Acknowledgements Information on the occurrence courtesy of Barbara Crostini.

Creator(s)
Rachele Ricceri
Transcriber(s)
Rachele Ricceri

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