Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 18921
(formerly occ/2327)

Ἐγὼ διονύσιε τολμῶ κ(αὶ) λέγ(ειν),
ὡς οὐκ ἐπλάσθ(ης) ἐν γυναικὸ(ς) κοιλία· |
ἀλλ᾿ἀγγέλ(οις) μάλιστα συντεταγμ(έ)νο(ς)·
ἄνωθ(εν) ἦλθες, ἐκ πόλου φύσ(ις) ξένη· |
βροτ(οῖς) ἀπαγγέλλουσα πάντ(α) πρὸ(ς) μέρο(ς)·
τὰ τ(ῶν) ἀΰλ(ων) ταγμάτ(ων) ὅπως ἔχει· |
οὕτ(ω) γινώσκ(εις) τ(ὰς) ἀΰλ(ους) οὐσίας·
οὕτω θεωρ(εῖς) ἐνθέους θεωρί(ας). |
οὕτω θεωρ(εῖς) τ(ὰς) φύσεις τ(ῶν) ἀγγέλων·
οὕτω τὸ μεῖζον ἄγγελο(ς) σὺ τ(ὴν) φύσ(ιν) :-
Type(s) [3119] Ἐγώ, Διονύσιε, τολμῶ καὶ λέγειν (10 verses)
Text source DBBE (Inspection of a microfilm of the manuscript)
Text status Text completely known
Date 13th c.
Manuscript NAPLES - Biblioteca Nazionale - gr. II A 10 [13th c.]
Place in Manuscript f. 4r
Palaeographical information The epigram is written in two columns, to be read horizontally.
Contextual information The epigram precedes the works of Ps.-Dionysius the Areopagite.
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Genre(s) Author-related epigram
Subject(s) Pseudo-Dionysios the Areopagite (5th c. - 6th c.)
Comment Mioni (1992: 47) gives only the incipit but refers to PG 3,116.
Bibliography

Primary

Secondary

V. Lundström 1900, Ramenta byzantina, Eranos, 4, 134-147: 137
Number of verses 10
Related occurrence(s)
Acknowledgements Inspection of the manuscript image was possible by courtesy of the 'Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen (Patristik: Dionysius-Areopagita​)’.

Creator(s)
Delphine Nachtergaele
Transcriber(s)
Sien De Groot
Contributor(s)
Sien De Groot, Rachele Ricceri, Raf Praet

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