Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 36642

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	Στίχοι εἰς τον ἅγ(ιον) ἰωάννην τὸν θεολόγ(ον) κ(αὶ) εὐαγγελιστ(ήν):-

	Βροντῆς γόνε βρόντισον ὑψώθεν μέγα:·
	Καὶ σήμανον πῶς ἡ προάρχιος φήσις:·
	Θ(εὸ)ς βροτός τε καὶ θ(εὸ)ς πάλιν μένει:·
	Δίδου δε λύσιν τῶν ὀφλημάτων βίου:
	Ἰωάννη κοσμοῦντι τὸν χρόνου κύκλο(ν):·
	Εὐαγγελιστῶν τῶν σοφοτάτων λόγοις:·

Type(s)	[1887] Βροντῆς γόνε, βρόντησον ὑψόθεν μέγα (6 verses)
Text source	DBBE (Inspection of a reproduction of the manuscript)
Text status	Text completely known
Date	14th c.
Manuscript	DUBLIN - Chester Beatty Library - W. 134 [14th c.]
Place in Manuscript	f. 198r
Person(s)	Scribe Nikandros Hagionesites (14th c.) - RGK: III.484 - VGH: 335.E - PLP: VIII.20244, VIII.20250
Palaeographical information	Written in red ink in between two ornamental bars.
Contextual information	The epigram, written at the end of the kephalaia, precedes John's Gospel.
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Scribe-related epigram
Subject(s)	John (evangelist, saint) (1st c.)
Image source(s)	https://manuscripts.csntm.org/manuscript/View/GA_2603 https://viewer.cbl.ie/viewer/image/W_134/399/
Bibliography	Primary A. Cataldi Palau, 2021, The Angela Burdett-Coutts Collection of Greek Manuscripts, Turnhout: 309
Number of verses	6
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Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout Transcriber(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
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