Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 3390
(formerly typ/1529)

	Πολὺς μὲν εἶ σὺ πανταχοῦ νικῶν, πάτερ
	Μόνου δὲ τοῦ νῦν ἁκριβῶς ἥττων μένεις
	Ἔχρην γὰρ εἰς ἓν συνδραμεῖν πάντα στόμα
	Καὶ τὸν στυγητὸν τῷ Θεῷ καθυβρίσαι.

Text source	E. Miller, 1857, Manuelis Philae Carmina (vol. 2), Amsterdam: 341
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Manuel Philes (1275-1345) - PLP: XII.29817
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Gregorios of Nazianzos < Cappadocia (329 - 25/01/390) - PBW: Gregorios/128/
Tag(s)	(Spiritual) advice to the reader Criticism of the author Entreaty (asked to readers) Heresy Praise of the author Reference to content of the book
Bibliography	Primary A. Bandini, 1764, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Mediceae Laurentianae (vol. 1), Florence: 246
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[24441] πολὺς μὲν εἶ σὺ πανταχ(οῦ) νικῶν π(άτε)ρ [August 1326] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 105 [August 1326] (f. 369v) (4 verses) [19277] πολὺς μὲν εἶ σὺ πανταχοῦ νικῶν π(άτ)ερ [15th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 7, Cod. 12 [15th c.] (f. 294r) (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, 636: "In Greg. Nazianzeni or. 4 contra Iulianum I"
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