Occurrence 17288
(formerly occ/459)
| οὐδεὶς μὲν χειρὶ τὴν θάλασ|σαν ἀντλῆσαι· | |
| ἀν(θρώπ)ων ἀμήχανον ὅλως πειράται· | |
| βασίλειον οὕτω γε τὸν μέγαν γνώσει· | |
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| Type(s) | [6321] Οὐδεὶς μὲν χειρὶ τὴν θάλασσαν ἀντλῆσαι (4 verses) |
| Text source | DBBE |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Date | 10th-11th c. |
| Manuscript | VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 2056 [10th-11th c.] |
| Place in Manuscript | f. 60v |
| Contextual information | Written after Basil's Homily 'in Psalmos 150'. |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Genre(s) | Author-related epigram |
| Subject(s) | Basil the Great (330-379) (episkopos of Kaisareia < Cappadocia) |
| Image source(s) | https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.gr.2056/0064 |
| Bibliography | |
| Number of verses | 4 |
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Last modified: 2020-08-26.
