Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 3360
(formerly typ/1499)

	Εἰ σὺ μὲν υἱεύς, καὶ σπορεύς, ὃν δακρύεις
	Λόγος δὲ τὸν φύσαντα μὴ θνήσκειν, πάτερ,
	τί τοῦτο ποιεῖς; Ἀλλὰ πῶς φησι, ξένε,
	μητρὸς ποθεινῆς ἀμβλυνῶ βρέμον πάθος;

Text source	E. Miller, 1857, Manuelis Philae Carmina (vol. 2), Amsterdam: 344
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Text-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Manuel Philes (1275-1345) - PLP: XII.29817
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Jesus Christ (10 BC-1 BC - 30-33)
Tag(s)	Death Entreaty for first person Reference to content of the book Riddle Spiritual value of the book
Bibliography	Primary A. Bandini, 1764, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Mediceae Laurentianae (vol. 1), Florence: 243
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[24412] εἰ σὺ μὲν υἱεὺς (καὶ) σπορεὺς ὃν δακρύεις [August 1326] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 105 [August 1326] (f. 94v) (4 verses) [19243] εἰ σύ μὲν υἱεὺς καὶ σπορεὺς ὃν δακρύεις [15th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 7, Cod. 12 [15th c.] (f. 73r) (4 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Juan Bautista Juan López The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 200: "Manuel Philes, In Greg. Nazianzeni orat. 18 funebrem in patrem"
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Last modified: 2025-07-07.