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Occurrence 24955
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	Ἀθανάσιε, τάχα καὶ ζῇς καὶ πνέεις,
	Ὡς οὐ παρελθὼν τὸν βραχὺν τοῦτον βίον.
	Ἀθάνατον γὰρ πανταχοῦ σε δεικνύων
	Ὁ γρήγορος νοῦς τόνδε σοι πνεῖ τὸν λόγον.

Type(s)	[3365] Ἀθανάσιε, τάχα καὶ ζῇς, καὶ πνέεις (4 verses)
Text source	I. Sakkelion, 1890, Πατμιακὴ Βιβλιοθήκη, Athens: 28
Text status	Text completely known
Date	13th c.
Manuscript	PATMOS - Mone tou Hagiou Ioannou tou Theologou 37 [13th c.]
Contextual information	The epigram precedes the oration on Athanasius by Gregory of Nazianzus.
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Text-related epigram
Subject(s)	Athanasios of Alexandria < Egypt (saint) (295 - 02/05/373) Gregorios of Nazianzos < Cappadocia (329 - 25/01/390) - PBW: Gregorios/128/
Comment	Sakkelion (1890: 28) does not mention a folium number.
Number of verses	4
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