Type 33621
Ἀξοὺχ ἀγαθὲ, πρὸς ψυχὴν θείαν λέγεις, | |
ἣ συμπερατοῖ σὰς καλὰς παραιφάσεις· | |
ὄντως τὸ λοιπὸν εὐγενὴς σὺ τυγχάνεις, | |
κἂν ἀλλοεθνοῦς ἐκ γένους, ἀλλ’ οὐ τρόπου. |
Text source | J. Bértola 2021, Ephraim of Ainos at work: a cycle of epigrams in the margins of Niketas Choniates, Byzantinische Zeitschrift, 114(3), 929-1000: 972 |
Text status | Text completely known |
Editorial status | Critical text |
Genre(s) | Text-related epigram |
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Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
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Translation(s) |
Noble Axuch, you speak to a divine soul, which accomplishes your good advices. Thus, you are truly well born, even if from a foreign nation, but not foreign manners. |
Comment | The poem comments on Niketas Choniates' History 11.70-82. |
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Number of verses | 4 |
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Last modified: 2021-11-30.