Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 2031
(formerly typ/112)

	Ὁ πρὶν τελώνης καὶ σχολάζων τοῖς φόροις
	εὐαγγελιστὴς νῦν δέδεικται προσφόρως,
	Ματθαῖος ὁ κράτιστος ἐν θεηγόροις·
	τὴν τοῦ Λόγου γὰρ σαρκικὴν ἐνδημίαν
	καθιστορεῖ τε καὶ σαφῶς διαγράφει.

Title(s)	Ἐπίγραμμα εἰς τὸν ἅγιον Ματθαῖον
Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 256-258
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Gospel Matthew (evangelist, saint) (1st c.)
Tag(s)	Praise of the author Reference to content of the book Spiritual value of the book
Translation(s)	Der früher Zöllner war und sich mit den Steuern befasste, erwies sich jetzt als Evangelist nützlich, Matthaios, der beste unter den von Gott Redenden. Die fleischliche Anwesenheit des Logos nämlich verkündet er und beschreibt sie deutlich. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 257
Bibliography	Primary K. Bentein, F. Bernard, K. Demoen, M. De Groote 2010, New Testament Book Epigrams, Byzantinische Zeitschrift, 103(1), 13-23: 15 C. Castellani, 1895, Catalogus codicum graecorum qui in bibliothecam D. Marci Venetiarum inde ab Anno MDCCXL ad haec usque tempora inlati sunt, Venice: 19, 24 A. Kominis 1951, Συναγωγὴ ἐπιγραμμάτων εἰς τοὺς τέσσαρας Εὐαγγελιστάς, Ἐπετηρὶς Ἑταιρείας Βυζαντινῶν Σπουδῶν (EEBS), 21, 254-279: 264 M. Kubinyi, 1956, Libri manuscripti graeci in bibliothecis budapestinensibus asservati, Budapest: 63 E. Mioni, 1967, Bibliothecae Divi Marci Venetiarum codices Graeci manuscripti. Codices in classes a prima usque ad quintam inclusi. Classis I, classis II, codd. 1-120 (vol. 1.1), Rome: 25 J. Olivier, M. Monégier du Sorbier, 1983, Catalogue des manuscrits de Tchécoslovaquie, Paris: 75 C. Stornajolo, 1895, Codices Urbinates Graeci, Rome: 5 display 4 more references (7 in total) hide 4 references (7 in total) Secondary P. Sotiroudis, 1998, Ἱερὰ Μονὴ Ἰβήρων. Κατάλογος ἑλληνικῶν χειρογράφων. 1-100 (vol. 1), Athos: 103
Number of verses	5
Occurrence(s)	[25827] Ὁ πρὶν τελών(ης) (καὶ) σχολάζων τοῖς φόροις [1101-1150] ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan Library 21 [1101-1150] (f. 71v) (5 verses) [25529] Ὁ πρ(ὶν) τελών(ης) (καὶ) σχολάζων τοῖς φόροις [14th c.] ATHENS - Ethnike Bibliotheke tes Hellados 151 [14th c.] (p. 10) (5 verses) [20343] Ὁ πρὶν τελώνης καὶ σχολάζων τοῖς φόροις [13th c.] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 900 (olim 697) [13th c.] (f. 106v) (5 verses) [23643] Ὁ πρὶν τελώνης. κ(αὶ) σχολάζ(ων) τοῖς φόροις [14th c.] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 937 (olim 735) [14th c.] (f. 13v) (5 verses) [25892] ὁ πρὶν τελώνης κ(αὶ) σχολαζων τ(οῖς) φόροις [1101-1250] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 939 (olim 737) [1101-1250] (f. 36v) (5 verses) [18192] Ὁ πρὶν τελώνης. καὶ σχολάζων τοῖς φόροις [11th c.] ATHOS - Mone Iberon 56 [11th c.] (f. 9v) (5 verses) [25325] Ὁ πρὶν τελώνης καὶ σχολάζων τοῖς φόροις [10th c.] ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Α 37 (Eustratiades 37) [10th c.] (f. 22r) (5 verses) [24082] ὁ πρὶν τελώνης κ(αὶ) σχολάζων τοῖς φόροις [1301-1350] ATHOS - Mone Stauroniketa 53 [1301-1350] (f. 87v) (5 verses) [21082] Ὁ πριν τελῶνης καὶ σχολάζων τοῖς φόροις [10th c.] BALTIMORE - Walters Art Museum W 524 [10th c.] (f. 5v) (5 verses) [17585] Ὁ πρὶν τελώνης καὶ σχολάζων τοῖς φόροις [11th c.] BUDAPEST - Tudomany Egyetem Könyvtára 1 [11th c.] (f. 10r) (5 verses) [26650] Ὁ πρὶν τελώνης κ(αὶ) σχολάζων τοῖς φόρ(οις) [13th c.] DIMITSANA - Demosia Bibliotheke 26 [13th c.] (f. 2v) (5 verses) [20602] Ο πρὶν τελώνης· καὶ \| σχολάζον τοῖς φόροις [12th c.] JERUSALEM - Patriarchike Bibliotheke - Hagiou Saba 248 [12th c.] (f. 41r) (5 verses) [20780] Ὁ πρὶν τελώνης (καὶ) σχο\|λάζων τοῖς φόροις [10th c.] JERUSALEM - Patriarchike Bibliotheke - Naou tês Anastaseôs 14 PK [10th c.] (f. 4v) (5 verses) [20604] Ὁ πρὶν τελώνης (καὶ) σχολάζων τοῖς φόρ(οις) [12th c.] JERUSALEM - Patriarchike Bibliotheke - Timiou Staurou 104 [12th c.] (f. 21v) (17 verses) [26953] ὁ πρὶν τελώνης καὶ σχολάζων τοῖς φόροις [14th c.] KALAVRYTA - Mone Hagias Lauras 31 [14th c.] (f. 13v) (5 verses) [23651] Ὁ πρὶν τελώνης καὶ σχολάζω(ν) τ(οῖς) φόρ(οις) [12th-13th c.] LONDON - British Library - Egerton 2783 [12th-13th c.] (f. 12ar-12av) (5 verses) [23937] πρὶν τελώνης κ(αὶ) σχολάζων τοῖς φόροις [14th c.] MOSCOW - Gosudarstvennyj Istoričeskij Musej (GIM) - Sinod. gr. 407 (Vlad. 25) [12th-14th c.] (f. 26v) (5 verses) [21530] Ὁ πρὶν τελώνης κ(αὶ) σχολάζ(ων) τοῖς φόροις [13th-14th c.] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - suppl. gr. 1300 [13th-14th c.] (f. 278r) (5 verses) [17486] Ὁ πρὶν τελώνης καὶ σχολάζων \| τοῖς φόροις [10th-11th c.] PRAGUE - Národní Knihovna (Universitni Knihovna) XXV B7 [10th-11th c.] (f. 11v) (5 verses) [21672] Ὁ πρὶν τελώνης (καὶ) σχο\|λάζων τοῖς φόροις· [11th-12th c.] PRINCETON - Scheide Library - Scheide M 70 [11th-12th c.] (f. 4v) (5 verses) [25792] Ὁ πρὶν τελώνης καὶ σχολάζ(ων) τ(οῖς) φόροις [11th c.] SINAI - Mone tes Hagias Aikaterines - gr. 184 [11th c.] (f. 4v) (5 verses) [19060] Ὁ πρὶν τελώνης κ(αὶ) σχολάζων τοῖς φόρ(οις) [12th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Urb. gr. 2 [1122-1142] (f. 18v) (5 verses) [31877] Ὁ πρὶν τελώνης κ(αὶ) σχο\|λάζων τοῖς φόροις [1197] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 2290 [1197] (f. 7v) (5 verses) [22381] Ὁ πρὶν τελώνης καὶ σχολάζων ταῖς φόρες [1301-1375] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. app. I 17 [12th-14th c.] (f. 7v-8r) (5 verses) [22392] Ὁ πρὶν τελώνης (καὶ) σχολάζων \| τοῖς φόροις [10th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. app. I 18 [10th c.] (f. 11v) (5 verses) [26651] NA [1426-1450] VIENNA - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB) - phil. gr. 178 [1426-1450] (f. 348v) (5 verses) [22483] Ὁ πρὶν τελώνης καὶ σχολάζων τοῖς φόροις [1084] WASHINGTON D.C. - Dumbarton Oaks 3 [1084] (f. 127v) (5 verses) display 24 more occurrences (27 in total) hide 24 occurrences (27 in total)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Nina Sietis, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	BEiÜ IV, GR87 Paratexts of the Bible (Pinakes), 15791 Vassis ICB 2005, 541: "In s. Matthaeum evang."
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