Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 1896
(formerly typ/24)

	Ἀθανάτου βιότοιο τελεσφόρα ἔργματα Χριστοῦ,
	πυκτίου ἐν λαγόνεσσι σαφῶς ἐνέπασσέ γε Λουκᾶς.

Title(s)	Εἰς τὸν Λουκᾶν
Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 164
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Subject(s)	Jesus Christ (10 BC-1 BC - 30-33) Luke (evangelist, saint) (1st c.)
Tag(s)	Praise of the author Reference to content of the book
Translation(s)	Luke wove skilfully into the vitals of his volume the deeds of Christ that brought about eternal life. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, M. Tueller, 2014, The Greek Anthology. Books 1-5 (vol. 1), Cambridge: 55 Les actes parfaits de l'immortelle vie du Christ ont été, dans les flancs de ce volume, clairement retracés par Luc. Language French Source(s) P. Waltz, 1928, Anthologie Grecque. Tome I: Anthologie palatine, Livres I-IV (vol. 1), Paris: 35 Des unsterblichen Lebens Vollendung bringende Taten Christi webte Lukas ja auf deutliche Weise in die Lenden des Buches ein. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 164 Sämtliche Taten in Christi unsterblichem Leben hat Lukas auf den Seiten des Buches genau und verständlich geschildert. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. I-VI (vol. 1), München: 161 Immortalis vitae perfecta Christi monilia In Libri intimo intexuit Lucas. Language Latin Source(s) B. De Montfaucon, 1715, Bibliotheca Coisliniana, olim Segueriana, Paris: 248
Comment	The poem belongs to a cycle of epigrams for the evangelists, together with inc. 'γράψε Θεοῦ σαρκώσιος', inc. 'οὐ κατ᾿ ἐπωνυμίην' en inc. 'ἀρχιερεὺς Ἐφέσοιο'. According to Nelson (1980: 97), these poems cannot be older than 800, because they contain information only found in prefaces, which were not made before 800 (see also Lauxtermann (2003: 358)).
Bibliography	Primary H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. I-VI (vol. 1), München: 160-161 A. Kominis 1951, Συναγωγὴ ἐπιγραμμάτων εἰς τοὺς τέσσαρας Εὐαγγελιστάς, Ἐπετηρὶς Ἑταιρείας Βυζαντινῶν Σπουδῶν (EEBS), 21, 254-279: 270 M. Lauxtermann, 2003, Byzantine Poetry from Pisides to Geometres (vol. 1), Vienna: 346 W. Paton, M. Tueller, 2014, The Greek Anthology. Books 1-5 (vol. 1), Cambridge: 54-55 P. Waltz, 1928, Anthologie Grecque. Tome I: Anthologie palatine, Livres I-IV (vol. 1), Paris: 35 Secondary R. Nelson, 1980, The Iconography of Preface and Miniature in the Byzantine Gospel Book, New York: 97
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[25722] ἀθανάτου βιότοιο τελέσφορα ἔργμ(α)τ(α) χ(ριστο)ῦ [1151-1225] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 926 (olim 724) [1151-1225] (f. 104r) (2 verses) [17349] ἀθανάτου βρότοιο τελεσφό\|ρα ἔρματα χριστοῦ [14th c.] ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Α 12 (Eustratiades 12) [14th c.] (f. 136v) (2 verses) [25596] ἀθανάτου βιότοιο τελεσφόρα ἔρματα χ(ριστο)ῦ [10th-11th c.] ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Α 16 (Eustratiades 16) [10th-12th c.] (f. 89v) (2 verses) [21445] ἀθανάτου βιότοιο τελεσφόρα ἕρματα χ(ριστο)ῦ [10th c.] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - Coisl. 195 [10th c.] (f. 240v) (2 verses)
Related type(s)	[1901] Ἀρχιερεὺς Ἐφέσοιο θεηγόρος ἐκ Θεοῦ εἶπεν (2 verses) (Same cycle) [1910] Γράψε Θεοῦ σαρκώσιος ἔξοχα θαύματα πάντα (2 verses) (Same cycle) [2040] Οὐ κατ' ἐπωνυμίην Αἰγύπτιον ἔλλαχε λαόν (2 verses) (Same cycle)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Cristina Cocola, Julián Bértola, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Rachele Ricceri The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Anthologia Graeca, I.84 BEiÜ IV, FR38 Paratexts of the Bible (Pinakes), 15156 Vassis ICB 2005, 14: "In s. Lucam evang."
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