Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 1982
(formerly typ/80)

	Ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ Λόγου
	ἐκχεῖ τὸ ῥεῦμα τῶν ἀειρρύτων λόγων.
	Τοίνυν ὁ διψῶν μὴ κατόκνει τοῦ πίνειν,
	ψυχὴν κατάρδων καὶ ποτίζων τὰς φρένας.

Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 394-396
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Four Evangelists
Tag(s)	Praise of the author Spiritual value of the book
Translation(s)	Here the quaternity of the disciples of the Word pours forth a stream of ever-flowing words. Therefore he, who thirsts, does not shrink from imbibing, watering his soul and giving drink to his mind. Language English Source(s) R. Nelson, 1978, Text and Image in a Byzantine Gospel Book in Istanbul (Ecumenical Patriarchate, cod. 3), New York: 15 Das Viergespann der Jünger des Logos hier gießt den Strom der ewig strömenden Worte aus. Zögere also nicht, Dürstender, zu trinken, die Seele benetzend und den Geist tränkend! Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 394 Il quartetto qui dei discepoli del Verbo versa il fiume delle perenni parole; perciò chi è assetato non esiti a bere, irrigando l'anima e abbeverando la mente. Language Italian Source(s) E. Follieri 1956, Epigrammi sugli Evangelisti dai codici Barberiniani greci 352 e 520, Bollettino della Badia Greca di Grottaferrata (BBGG), 10, 61-156: 155
Comment	According to Rhoby (2018: 394) the epigram is also preserved in ms. "Chalc. Panag. s.n., XII". One more occurrence of the epigram is preserved in the ms. Vat. gr. 2561, f. 1v, where the poem was added by Nikolaos Zampelis' hand in 1620 (see Canart (2010: 326)).
Bibliography	Primary L. Allatius, 1645, De libris ecclesiasticis Graecorum dissertationes duae, Paris: 39 P. Canart 2010, Un manuscrit provincial de datation problématique (Var. Gr. 2561) et deux épigrammes sur l'évangéliste Matthieu, Νέα Ῥώμη, 7, 317-336: 326 C. Castellani, 1895, Catalogus codicum graecorum qui in bibliothecam D. Marci Venetiarum inde ab Anno MDCCXL ad haec usque tempora inlati sunt, Venice: 17 J. Davreux 1935, Le codex Bruxellensis II 4836, Byzantion, 10(1), 91-106: 106 S. Eustratiades 1917, Ἁγιορειτικῶν κωδίκων σημειώματα, Γρηγόριος ὁ Παλαμᾶς, 1, 49-771: 54 S. Eustratiades, Spyridon Lauriotes, 1925, Catalogue of the Greek Manuscripts in the Library of the Laura on Mount Athos, Cambridge: 15 J. Fabricius, 1712, Bibliotheca Graeca (vol. 5), Hamburg: 28 E. Follieri 1956, Epigrammi sugli Evangelisti dai codici Barberiniani greci 352 e 520, Bollettino della Badia Greca di Grottaferrata (BBGG), 10, 61-156: 155 C. Giannelli, 1950, Codices Vaticani Graeci. Codices 1485-1683 (vol. 5), Vatican City: 110 E. Ioannidis 1864, Βιβλιογραφία. Περὶ τινῶν Εὐαγγελίων ἐπὶ μεμβράνης, Ὁ ἐν Κωνσταντινουπόλει Ἑλληνικὸς Φιλολογικὸς Σύλλογος, 2, 141-148: 145 G. Kitchin, 1867, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum qui in Bibliotheca Aedis Christi apud Oxonienses adservantur, Oxford: 10 A. Kominis 1951, Συναγωγὴ ἐπιγραμμάτων εἰς τοὺς τέσσαρας Εὐαγγελιστάς, Ἐπετηρὶς Ἑταιρείας Βυζαντινῶν Σπουδῶν (EEBS), 21, 254-279: 279 C. Litzica, 1909, Catalogul manuscriselor greceşti. Manuscripte istorice și geografice (vol. 1), Bucharest: 161 E. Martini, 1893, Catalogo di manoscritti greci esistenti nelle biblioteche italiane (vol. 1.1), Milan: 143 R. Nelson, 1978, Text and Image in a Byzantine Gospel Book in Istanbul (Ecumenical Patriarchate, cod. 3), New York: 15-16 G. Soteriou, 1937, Κειμήλια τοῦ Οἰκουμενικοῦ Πατριαρχείου. Πατριαρχικὸς ναὸς καὶ σκευοφυλάκιον, Athens: 78 H. von Soden, 1902, Die Schriften des Neuen Testaments in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt auf Grund ihrer Textgeschichte. Untersuchungen. Die Textzeuge (vol. 1.1), Berlin: 377 A. Weyl Carr 1982, A Group of Provincial Manuscripts from the Twelfth Century, Dumbarton Oaks Papers, 36, 39-81: 42 display 15 more references (18 in total) hide 15 references (18 in total) Secondary P. Sotiroudis, 2007, Ἱερὰ Μονὴ Ἰβήρων. Κατάλογος ἑλληνικῶν χειρογράφων. 1387-1568 (vol. 11), Mount Athos: 55 K. Treu, 1966, Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments in der UdSSR, Berlin: 51
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[22027] Ἡ τετρας ὧδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ λόγου [14th c.] ANDROS - Mone Panachrantou 13 [14th c.] (f. 3r) (4 verses) [32975] τετρὰς ὦδε τῶν μαθη\|τῶν τοῦ λόγου [31/05/1430] ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan Library 30 [31/05/1430] (f. 13v) (4 verses) [25747] Ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ \| λόγου [1076-1100] ATHENS - Ethnike Bibliotheke tes Hellados 57 [1076-1100] (f. 14v) (4 verses) [23585] Ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ Λόγου [13th c.] ATHENS - Gennadeios Bibliotheke 1.5 [13th c.] (f. 166r) (4 verses) [23644] ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε τῶν μαθητ(ῶν) τοῦ λόγου [14th c.] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 937 (olim 735) [14th c.] (f. 14v) (4 verses) [25867] Ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ \| λόγου [1128] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 960 (olim 758) [1128] (f. 333v) (4 verses) [26591] ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ λόγου [1361] ATHOS - Mone Docheiariou 76 [1361] (f. 9r) (2 verses) [25730] ἡ τετρᾶς \| ῶδε των μα\|θητῶν του \| λόγου [1112] ATHOS - Mone Gregoriou 3 [1112] (f. 1v) (4 verses) [26759] Ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ λόγου [1001-1150] ATHOS - Mone Iberon 7 [1001-1150] (f. 199v) (4 verses) [18213] ἡ τετρὰς ὦδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ λόγου [1331] ATHOS - Mone Iberon 1405 [1331] (f. 4r) (4 verses) [25322] ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε τῶν μα\|θητῶν τοῦ λόγου [12th-13th c.] ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Α 25 (Eustratiades 25) [12th-13th c.] (f. 255r) (4 verses) [17188] ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ λόγου [1151-1200] ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Β 26 (Eustratiades 146) [1151-1200] (f. 107v) (4 verses) [26328] ἡ τετρᾶς ὦδε τῶν \| μαθητ(ῶν) τοῦ λόγου [1172] ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Λ 173 (Eustratiades 1664) [1172] (f. 155v) (4 verses) [24081] Ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε τῶν μαθητῶν \| τοῦ λόγου [1276-1325] ATHOS - Mone Stauroniketa 45 [1276-1325] (f. 11v) (4 verses) [24077] ἡ τετρὰς ὦδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ λόγου [1201-1250] ATHOS - Mone Stauroniketa 56 [1201-1250] (f. 186v) (4 verses) [20101] Ἡ τετρὰς ὦδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ λόγου [1281] BRUSSELS - Bibliothèque Royale Albert Ier II 4836 [1281] (f. 113v) (4 verses) [17626] ἡ τετρὰς ὦδε, τῶν μαθητ(ῶν) \| τοῦ λόγου [13th-14th c.] BUCHAREST - Biblioteca Academiei Române 311 [12th c.] (f. 12v) (4 verses) [26470] Ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ λόγου [11th c.] BUCHAREST - Biblioteca Academiei Române 1175 [11th c.] (f. 254v) (4 verses) [23616] Ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ λόγ(ου) [12th c.] BUCHAREST - Muzeul national de arta 1 [12th c.] (f. 289r) (4 verses) [22830] Ἡ τετρὰς ὦδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ λόγου [12th c.] CHICAGO - University Library, Joseph Regenstein Library 965 [12th c.] (f. 105v) (4 verses) [23343] Ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε τῶν μαθη\|τῶν τοῦ λόγου [13th c.] EL ESCORIAL - Real Biblioteca Υ.II.8 [13th c.] (f. 7r) (4 verses) [26099] τετρᾶς ὧδε τῶν μαθητῶν λόγου [14th-15th c.] GöTTINGEN - Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek - Theol. 28 [1289] (f. 171v) (4 verses) [18448] ἡ τετρὰς ὦδε τῶν μαθητ(ῶν) τοῦ λόγ(ου) [12th c.] ISTANBUL - Oikoumenikon Patriarcheion Patriarchikon Skeuofulakion 3 [12th c.] (f. 2v) (4 verses) [27055] ἡ τετρὰς ὦδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ λόγ(...) [14th c.] LONDON - British Library - Add. 24376 [14th c.] (f. 1r) (4 verses) [31137] ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε τῶν μαθητ(ῶν) τοῦ λόγου LONDON - British Library - Add. 35030 [13th c.] (f. 11v) (4 verses) [20721] ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε \| τῶν μαθητ(ῶν) τοῦ λόγου [1176-1200] LONDON - British Library - Harley 1810 [1176-1200] (f. 264r) (4 verses) [26147] Ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ λόγου [14/10/999] MOSCOW - Gosudarstvennyj Istoričeskij Musej (GIM) - Mus. Sobr. 3644 [14/10/999] (f. 235v) (4 verses) [23913] (...) τέτρας ὧδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ λόγοῦ [12th c.] MOSCOW - Gosudarstvennyj Istoričeskij Musej (GIM) - Sinod. gr. 400 (Vlad. 17) [12th c.] (f. 219r) (4 verses) [23970] ἡ τετρὰς ὦδε τῶν μα\|θητῶν τοῦ λόγου [12th c.] MOSCOW - Rossijskaja Gosudarstvennaja biblioteka (RGB) - Φ. 304 III (sobr. riznicy Troice-Sergievoj Lavry) 28 (gr. 11) [12th c.] (f. 231r -- (alt.) f. 239r) (4 verses) [21397] ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε τῶν μα\|θητῶν τοῦ λόγου [13th c.] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Auct. T. 5.34 [1291-1300] (f. 213r) (4 verses) [19784] ἡ τετρὰς ὦδε τ(ῶν) μαθητῶν τοῦ λόγου [1296-1318] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Barocci 29 [1296-1318] (f. 341v) (4 verses) [34580] λόγων ὁ μάρκο(ς) τ(ὴν) ἀείρρυτον χύσ(ιν) [14th-15th c.] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Canonici gr. 85 [991-1000] (f. 115v) (7 verses) [19698] Ἡ τετρὰς ὦδε τῶν \| μαθητῶν τοῦ λόγου [1251-1275] OXFORD - Christ Church College 12 [1251-1275] (f. 28r) (4 verses) [26343] Ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε, τῶν μα\|θητῶν τοῦ λόγου [12th c.] OXFORD - Lincoln College 17 [12th c.] (f. 293r) (4 verses) [23726] ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ λόγου [1176-1200] PALERMO - Biblioteca centrale della Regione siciliane 'Alberto Bombace' Museo 4 [1176-1200] (f. 117r) (4 verses) [17449] Ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ λόγου [11th c.] SAINT PETERSBURG - Rossijskaja Nacional'naja biblioteka (RNB) - Ф. № 906 (Gr.) Gr. 67 (Granstrem 249) [11th c.] (f. 258r) (4 verses) [23717] Ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε, τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ λόγου [11th c.] SAINT PETERSBURG - Rossijskaja Nacional'naja biblioteka (RNB) - Ф. № 906 (Gr.) Gr. 101, I (Granstrem 349) [11th c.] (f. 6r) (4 verses) [26760] ἡ τετρ(ὰς) ὦδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ λόγου [13th c.] SAINT PETERSBURG - Rossijskaja Nacional'naja biblioteka (RNB) - Ф. № 906 (Gr.) Gr. 105 (Granstrem 443) [13th c.] (f. 213v) (4 verses) [25811] Ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ λόγου [11th c.] SINAI - Mone tes Hagias Aikaterines - gr. 182 [11th c.] (f. 261v) (4 verses) [17451] Ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ Λόγου [1151-1200] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Barb. gr. 520 [12th c.] (f. 3r) (4 verses) [17450] ἡ τε\|τρὰς ὧδε τ(ῶν) \| μαθητῶν τοῦ \| λόγου [11th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1539 [11th c.] (f. 2v) (4 verses) [25822] Ἡ τ(...)τ(...)ς ὧδε τῶν μαθητῶν \| τοῦ λόγου [11th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1548 [11th c.] (f. 261v) (4 verses) [23090] ἡ πηγὴ ὧδε τῶν μαθη\|τῶν τοῦ λόγου [1037] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1650 [1037] (f. 185v) (4 verses) [22372] ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε τῶν μαθητῶν \| τοῦ λόγου [12th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. app. I 3 [12th c.] (f. 34v) (4 verses) [22369] Ἡ τετρὰς ὧδε, τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ λόγου [14th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. app. I 15 [14th c.] (f. 145v) (4 verses) display 42 more occurrences (45 in total) hide 42 occurrences (45 in total)
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Identification	BEiÜ IV, TR1 Paratexts of the Bible (Pinakes), 15626 Vassis ICB 2005, 322: "In quattuor evangelistas"
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