Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 5800
(formerly typ/3824)

	Εἰ νοῦν καθᾶραι καὶ ψυχὴν ἁγιάσαι
	ἄριστά τις βούλοιτο τῶν φιλαρέτων,
	τοῦ μακαριστοῦ καὶ σοφοῦ Μακαρίου
	μετελθέτω τάχιστα σώφρονας λόγους.

Text source	D. Reinsch, 1974, Die Briefe des Matthaios von Ephesos im Codex Vindobonensis Theol. Gr. 174, Berlin: 48
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Reader-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Matthaios of Ephesus, also known as Manuel Gabalas (1271-1360) - RGK: I.270, II.370, III.445 - PLP: II.3309 (chartophylax of the Kastron of Hagios Nikolaos < Philadelphia < Turkey, metropolites, protonotarios)
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Tag(s)	Address to the reader Reference to content of the book
Bibliography
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[23203] Εἰ νοῦν καθᾶραι καὶ ψυχὴν ἁγιάσαι [1326-1350] LONDON - British Library - Burney 113 [1326-1350] (f. 38r) (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 2011, 213: "Matthaeus ep. Ephesi*, In Macarii Aegyptii capita de perfectione in spiritu (inscr.)"
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