Occurrence 25904
(formerly occ/9938)

+ κρύσσον ἔφυσεν ὁ χρυσοὺς ἰωάννης,
σβεσθέντα τὸν ἥλιον | μὴ φαίνειν ὅλως,
ἥπερ τὸ ψαλτήριον λαβεῖν ἀργίαν· |
ψαλλόμενον γὰρ εὐλογεῖ καὶ δοξάζει,
τὴν πανσθενουρ|γὸν καὶ ὑπέρθεον φύσιν,
θ(εὸ)ν ὑπεράρχιον, νοῦν λόγον, πν(εῦμ)α, |
τοὺς δήμους τέρπον, τῶν οὐρανίων νόων·
ἐκ δειματὶ | πνεύματα τῆς πονηρίας,
φρουρεῖ ψυχὰς, σώματα | τῶν μετιόντων·
σοβεῖ πειρασμοῦς, τιθασεύει τα | πάθη.
Type(s) [6920] «Κρεῖσσον» ἔφησεν ὁ χρυσοῦς Ἰωάννης (10 verses)
Text source DBBE
Text status Text completely known
Date 1473
Manuscript JERUSALEM - Patriarchike Bibliotheke - Hagiou Saba 77 [1473]
Place in Manuscript p. 412
Contextual information Written at the end of the manuscript, after the colophon and other texts.
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Subject(s) John Chrysostom (saint) - RGK: - VGH: - PBE: - PBW: - PLP: - PMBZ:
Comment The epigram does not function as an actual book epigram in this manuscript.
Image source(s) https://www.loc.gov/resource/amedmonastery.0027939480A-jo/?q=hagios+sabas+77&sp=211
Number of verses 10
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