Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 2077
(formerly typ/150)

	Σὺ τοὺς σοφοὺς ἅπαντας ἐν τῷ πανσόφῳ
	νικᾷς λόγων σου, Διονύσιε, κράτει.
	Πλὴν ἄλ<λο>ς οὐκ ὢν καὶ δοκῶν σοφός, πάτερ,
	τῶν σῶν ἀγώνων ἆθλα τολμήσας γράφει.
	Φόβῳ δὲ συλλέξαντες ἡμεῖς καὶ πόθῳ
	συντάττομέν σου τὸν βίον καὶ τὸν δρόμον
	ἐν συντόμῳ μὲν μὴ λελοιπότες δέ τι,
	ὅπως ἔχοιεν οἱ θέλοντες πολλάκις
	ἐγκωμιάζειν σὴν ὑπὲρ λόγον χάριν
	ὕλης ἀφορμὴν εὐχερῆ πρὸς τὸν λόγον.

Title(s)	Ἐπίγραμμα εἰς τὸν βίον καὶ τὴν ἄθλησιν τοῦ ἐν ἁγίοις Διονυσίου τοῦ Ἀρεοπαγίτου
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Pseudo-Dionysios the Areopagite (5th c. - 6th c.)
Tag(s)	Spiritual value of the book
Translation(s)	Epigram on the life and struggles of Saint Dionysius the Areopagite You, Dionysius, prevail over all wise men by the most wise force of your words. Others, who are not wise yet seem to be, father, write daringly about the prizes for your struggles. We, however, have made a selection with great awe and desire, and we give an outline of the course of your life in a summary, yet without leaving anything out, so that those who want perhaps to praise your grace that is beyond words, would have a ready starting-point with material for their words. Language English Source(s) K. Bentein, F. Bernard, M. De Groote, K. Demoen 2009, Book Epigrams in Honor of the Church Fathers: Some Inedita from the Eleventh Century, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies (GRBS), 49(2), 281-294: 285-286 Toi, Denys, tu surpasses tous les sages par la force très sage de tes paroles. Mais mon père, une autre personne qui paraît sage sans l’être, écrit avec audace sur les prix de tes combats. Nous, de notre côté, nous les avons recueillis avec respect et zèle, et nous assemblons ta vie et ton chemin en raccourci, sans rien laisser de côté. Ainsi, ceux qui veulent quelquefois faire l’éloge de ta grâce inexprimable, auront ici un point de départ tout prêt avec du matériel pour leur discours. Language French Source(s) K. Demoen 2012, La poésie de la συλλογή Les paratextes métriques des manuscrits byzantins et le (vocabulaire du) recueil, in C. Gastgeber, C. Messis, D. Muresan, F. Ronconi (eds.), Pour l'amour de Byzance. Hommage à Paolo Odorico, Frankfurt am Main, 89-98: 94
Bibliography	Bibliography category to be determined K. Bentein, F. Bernard, M. De Groote, K. Demoen 2009, Book Epigrams in Honor of the Church Fathers: Some Inedita from the Eleventh Century, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies (GRBS), 49(2), 281-294: 285-286 K. Demoen 2012, La poésie de la συλλογή Les paratextes métriques des manuscrits byzantins et le (vocabulaire du) recueil, in C. Gastgeber, C. Messis, D. Muresan, F. Ronconi (eds.), Pour l'amour de Byzance. Hommage à Paolo Odorico, Frankfurt am Main, 89-98: 94
Number of verses	10
Occurrence(s)	[17376] Σὺ τοὺς σοφοὺς ἅπαντας ἐν τῶι πανσόφωι (?) [11th c.] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 440 [11th c.] (f. 185r) (10 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Cristina Cocola, Renaat Meesters The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 703: "In vitam et passionem s. Dionysii Areopagitae (BHG 555e)" Vassis ICB 2011, 261: "In vitam et passionem s. Dionysii Areopagitae (BHG 555e)"
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Last modified: 2020-08-21.

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