Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 24481
(formerly occ/8444)

	Στίχοι Κωνσταντίνου τοῦ Βίστου καὶ Γρανάτου εἰς τήν δε τὴν βίβλον

	Ὁ τήν δε θέλων ἀναγνῶναι τὴν βίβλον
	μὴ πρὸς τὸ μέτρον ἀπίδῃς τὸ τῶν στίχων.
	Μὴ μαλακισθῇς τῷ σαφεῖ τῶν ρημάτων,
	μὴ σχῆμα τυχὸν ρητορικόν που σκόπει.
	Μὴ φράσιν ἁβρῶς γλαφυρῶς τορευμένην,
	μὴ κόμπον ἄλλον ἄκροτόν τε ποικίλον.
	Μηδέν τι θέλγον ἀκοὰς ἀνηνύτως.
	Ἐκτὸς γὰρ αὕτη θελκτικοῦ παντὸς λόγου.
	Καὶ σῶμα τέρπον οὔμενουν ἤσκηκέ τι,
	ψυχὴν δὲ τὰ σώζοντα θέλγοντά γε.
	Ἐνταῦθα πνεῦμα τοίνυν ὄψει καὶ μόνον,
	καὶ νοῦν θεωρὸν ἐνθέων διδαγμάτων.
	Τῶν δ’ αὖ ἐκεῖθεν ἱκανὴν γνῶσιν λάβεις,
	ἐφ’ οἷς ἀναγνῶς εἰ σκοπήσεις εὐστόχως.
	Οἷς καὶ δράσειας τοὺς σεβασμίους λόγους,
	τοῦ τῆς δε τούτους εὐφυῶς γεγραφότος.
	Ἀνδρὸς τιμίου καὶ γέροντος ἁγίου,
	θαύμαζε τοῦτον ἀξιῶν ἐγκωμίων.
	Γέραιρε τίμα καὶ σεβάζου καὶ κάλει,
	φθάνειν άεί σοι τοῦδε τὰς δυσωπίας.
	Ἅς περ πρὸς τὸ θεῖον ἱλαρῶς ἀναφέρῃ,

Type(s)	[4055] Ὁ τήνδε θέλων ἀναγνῶναι τὴν βίβλον (21 verses)
Text source	S. Eustratiades 1919, Ἁγιορειτικῶν κωδίκων σημειώματα, Γρηγόριος ὁ Παλαμᾶς, 3, 624-639: 629-630
Text status	Text completely known
Date	14th c.
Manuscript	ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 166 [14th c.]
Place in Manuscript	f. 3r
Contextual information	The epigram precedes Philip Monotropos' Dioptra and is followed by a numerical riddle on the author's name.
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Reader-related epigram Text-related epigram
Subject(s)	Philip Monotropos (12th c.) (monotropos)
Number of verses	21
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Occurrence 24481 (formerly occ/8444)

Occurrence 24481
(formerly occ/8444)