Type 4264
(formerly typ/2362)
| Θεῷ κατάρξας σὺν Θεῷ τέλος ἔσχον. | |
| Δώρημα Θεοῦ καὶ πόνος τῶν χειρῶν μου. | |
| Χεὶρ Ματθαίου τάλανος, σφόδρα ἡμαρτηκότος, | |
| θύτου ταπεινοῦ καὶ λίαν ταλαιπώρου. |
| Text source | K. Giannikou 2026, Formulaic Language in Byzantine Book Epigrams: A Typology Grounded in Ritually-Charged Pragmatic Functions, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies (GRBS)(66.1), 1-41: 31 |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) | Scribe-related epigram |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Tag(s) | Completion of the book |
| Translation(s) |
Beginning with God, with God I reached the end. A gift from God and the labour of my hands. The hand of Matthew, a wretched, habitual sinner, a humble and greatly afflicted supplicant.
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| Bibliography | |
| Number of verses | 4 |
| Occurrence(s) |
[20534] θ(ε)ῶ κατἄρξας· σὺν θ(ε)ῶ τέλ(ος) ἔσχον
[14th c.]
ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Ω 118 (Eustratiades 1930) [14th c.] (f. 250v) (4 verses) |
| Related type(s) | [7133] Δώρημα Χριστοῦ καὶ πόνημα Ματθαίου (5 verses) (Variant (other wordings)) |
| Acknowledgements |
Contributor(s)
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| Identification | Vassis ICB 2005, 345: "Librarii subscr." |
| Permalink | http://dbbe.ugent.be/types/4264 |
Last modified: 2026-06-12.
