Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 19783
(formerly occ/3347)

	βροντῆς γόνον σὲ. χ(ριστὸ)ς εἰκότως ἔφη:-
	ὡς τὴν ἄναρχον, π(ατ)ρὸς ἐξαναιτίου:-
	γέννησιν αὐτοῦ, σοῖς θεοφθόγγοις λόγοις:-
	μέγιστα βροντήσαντα, τῆ κτίση π(ά)ση:-
	εὐαγγελιστὰ, παμμάκαρ καὶ παρθένε:-
	φωστὴρ ἰωάννη τε, τῶν ἀποστόλων:-
	καὶ πλεῖον αὐτῶν, κ(υρί)ω πεφιλμένε:-
	ἀλλ’ ὡς πρὸς αὐτὸν, νῦν ἔχων παρρησί(αν):-
	ἄνωθεν αἰτοῦ, τὴν λύσ(ιν) τ(ῶν) πταισμ(ά)τ(ων):- \|\|
	ἐμοὶ δοθῆναι, τῶ πόθ(ῳ) κεκτημένω:-
	μιχαήλ δε τάλανι τῶ ζωριάνω:-
	τὴν παντὸς ὄλβου, τήνδ(ε) τιμιωτέραν:-
	τῶν σῶν φαεινῶν, δογμ(ά)τ(ων) θεί(αν) βίβλον:-

Type(s)	[1885] Βροντῆς γόνον σε Χριστὸς εἰκότως ἔφη (12 verses)
Text source	DBBE (Inspection of a reproduction of the manuscript)
Text status	Text completely known
Date	1296-1318
Manuscript	OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Barocci 29 [1296-1318]
Place in Manuscript	f. 341r-341v
Person(s)	Patron Michael Zorianos (13th-14th c.) - RGK: I.280 - VGH: 312.A - PLP: III.6666 Scribe Michael Zorianos (13th-14th c.) - RGK: I.280 - VGH: 312.A - PLP: III.6666
Palaeographical information	Written in red ink.
Contextual information	This epigram is preceded by another book epigram in honour of the evangelist John.
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Subject(s)	John (evangelist, saint) (1st c.) Michael Zorianos (13th-14th c.) - RGK: I.280 - VGH: 312.A - PLP: III.6666
Comment	The internal caesura is systematically stressed by the use of coma.
Image source(s)	https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/4f98325a-1332-4363-a674-15769c586db0/surfaces/4ebb48dd-f107-42e2-8900-9f44ac8d8b3e/ https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/4f98325a-1332-4363-a674-15769c586db0/surfaces/22c2d00d-eeb0-4532-8446-59590c00421a/
Bibliography	Primary K. Bentein, F. Bernard 2011, A Cycle of Book Epigrams in Honour of the Four Evangelists., Scriptorium, 65, 237-249: 245 H. Coxe, 1969, Greek Manuscripts, Oxford: 48 Secondary A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 322
Number of verses	13
Related occurrence(s)	[18359] (...)ροντῆς γόνον σε χ(ριστ)ὸς εἰκότως ἔφη [1311] ATHENS - Ethnike Bibliotheke tes Hellados 2499 [1311] (f. 245r) (13 verses) (13/13) [24994] Βροντῆς γόνον σὲ χ(ριστὸ)ς εἰκότως ἔφη [15th c.] ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Ω 16 (Eustratiades 1826) [15th c.] (f. 96r) (13 verses) (12/13) [23611] ΒροΝτ~ΗΣ ΓόΝοΝ σὲ ΧριΣ ... ΣΕἰκότερον [12th c.] BUCHAREST - Muzeul national de arta 1 [12th c.] () (12 verses) (12/13) [21386] Βροντῆς γόνον σὲ Χριστὸς εἰκότως ἔφη [1033] LONDON - British Library - Add. 17470 [1033] (f. 220v) (12 verses) (12/13) [26585] Βροντῆς γόνον σε χριστὸς εἰκότως ἔφη [11th c.] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5647 [11th c.] (f. 214v) (12 verses) (12/13) [17019] Βροντὴς γόνον σε χριστὸς εἰκότως ἔφη [11th c.] METEORA - Mone Metamorphoseos 540 [11th c.] (f. 221r) (12 verses) (12/13) [19704] Βροντὴς γόνον σε χ(ριστό)ς εἰκότως ἔφη [14th c.] OXFORD - Christ Church College 28 [1351-1400] (f. 157r) (12 verses) (12/13) [19706] Βροντῆς γόνον σε χριστὸς εἰκότος ἔφη [1131] OXFORD - Christ Church College 29 [1131] (f. 124r) (12 verses) (12/13) [26352] Βροντῆς γόνον σὲ χ(ριστὸ)ς εἰκότως ἔφη [12th c.] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 82 [12th c.] (f. 214r) (12 verses) (12/13) [24703] Βροντῆς γόνον σε χ(ριστὸ)ς εἰκότως πέφει [11th c.] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 379 [11th c.] (f. 229v) (12 verses) (12/13) [21681] σὲ πιστὸν ὄντα τοῦ θεοῦ \| λόγου φίλον [10th c.] PRINCETON - University Library - Garrett 1 [10th c.] (f. 123v) (4 verses) (1/13) [23743] (...)τὴς γόνον σε, χ(ριστὸ)ς εἰκότος ἔφη [1337] SAINT PETERSBURG - Rossijskaja Nacional'naja biblioteka (RNB) - Ф. № 906 (Gr.) Gr. 235 (Granstrem 529) [1337] (f. 191r) (12 verses) (12/13) [17401] Βροντῆς γόνον σε χ(ριστὸ)ς εἰκότως ἔφη [1067] SINAI - Mone tes Hagias Aikaterines - gr. 172 [1067] (f. 168r) (12 verses) (12/13) [18104] βροντῆς γόνον σε χριστὸς εἰκότος ἔφη [967] SINAI - Mone tes Hagias Aikaterines - gr. 213 [967] (f. 1v) (12 verses) (12/13) display 11 more occurrences (14 in total) hide 11 occurrences (14 in total)
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Renaat Meesters Transcriber(s) Rachele Ricceri Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Rachele Ricceri, Ilse De Vos The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Permalink	https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/occurrences/19783

Last modified: 2022-02-11.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.