Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 2094
(formerly typ/164)

	Τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαύμασον θεηγόρον
	Εὐαγγελιστὴν πρῶτον ἐκλελεγμένον,
	ὀλέθριον λιπόντα κέρδος χρημάτων
	καὶ ζῶντα κερδάναντα τὸν Θεὸν Λόγον,
	ἔθνη μαθητεύσαντα πάντα καὶ κόσμον,
	καλῶς τελωνήσαντα καὶ σωτηρίως.
	Ματθαῖος οὗτος, ὃς διδάσκει συγγράφων,
	ὡς ἐν σαγήνῃ τῇ θεοπλόκῳ βίβλῳ
	πλέκων τὰ θεῖα τοῦ κενωθέντος Λόγου
	καὶ σάρκα προσλαβόντος ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου,
	τῷ ζῶντι καὶ τρέφοντι τὰς ψυχὰς λόγῳ
	ζωγρεῖ πρὸς εὐσέβειαν ἀνθρώπων γένος.

Title(s)	Στίχοι εἰς τὸν εὐαγγελιστὴν Ματθαῖον
Text source	A. Kominis 1951, Συναγωγὴ ἐπιγραμμάτων εἰς τοὺς τέσσαρας Εὐαγγελιστάς, Ἐπετηρὶς Ἑταιρείας Βυζαντινῶν Σπουδῶν (EEBS), 21, 254-261: 264-265
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Niketas David Paphlagon (9th c. - 10th c.) - PMBZ: 27866: "Personenkennziffer: 25712"
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Gospel Matthew (evangelist, saint) (1st c.)
Tag(s)	Spiritual value of the book
Comment	Papadopoulos-Kerameus (1807: 206): 'Στίχοι εἰς τὸν εὐαγγελιστὴν Ματθαῖον'.
Bibliography	Primary K. Bentein, F. Bernard, K. Demoen, M. De Groote 2010, New Testament Book Epigrams, Byzantinische Zeitschrift, 103(1), 13-23: 15 S. Eustratiades, S. Lauriotes, 1925, Catalogue of the Greek Manuscripts in the Library of the Laura on Mount Athos, Cambridge: 2 H. Hunger, C. Hannick, 1994, Katalog der griechischen Handschriften der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek. Supplementum Graecum (vol. 4), Vienna: 91 E. Ioannidis 1864, Βιβλιογραφία. Περὶ τινῶν Εὐαγγελίων ἐπὶ μεμβράνης, Ὁ ἐν Κωνσταντινουπόλει Ἑλληνικὸς Φιλολογικὸς Σύλλογος, 2, 141-148: 145 F. Lebrun, 1997, Nicétas le Paphlagonien: sept homélies inédites, Leuven: 30 D. Pallas, 1955, Κατάλογος χειρογράφων τοῦ Βυζαντινοῦ Μουσείου Ἀθηνῶν, Athens: 33 C. Stornajolo, 1895, Codices Urbinates Graeci, Rome: 5 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: 380-381 C. von Tischendorf, 1855, Anecdota sacra et profana, Leipzig: 26 display 6 more references (9 in total) hide 6 references (9 in total) Secondary P. Sotiroudis, 1998, Ἱερὰ Μονὴ Ἰβήρων. Κατάλογος ἑλληνικῶν χειρογράφων. 1-100 (vol. 1), Athos: 103
Number of verses	12
Occurrence(s)	[32926] Τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαύμαστον θεηγόρον [31/05/1430] ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan Library 30 [31/05/1430] (f. 13r-13v) (12 verses) [18272] Τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαύμασον θεηγόρον [1292] ATHENS - Byzantino kai Christianiko Mouseio 155 (Β.Μ. 2779) [1292] (f. 8r) (12 verses) [25741] τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαύ\|μασον θεηγόρον [1051-1100] ATHENS - Ethnike Bibliotheke tes Hellados 76 [1051-1100] (f. 108r-108v) (12 verses) [23516] Τὸν ἐκ τελονῶν θαύμασον θεηγόρον [13th c.] ATHENS - Gennadeios Bibliotheke 1.5 [13th c.] (f. 7v) (12 verses) [20353] Τὸν ἐκ τελωνῶν \| θαύμασον θεηγόρο(ν) [14th c.] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 936 (olim 734) [14th c.] (f. 18v) (12 verses) [18193] Τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαύμασον θεηγόρον [11th c.] ATHOS - Mone Iberon 56 [11th c.] (f. 9v-10r) (12 verses) [20416] Τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαύμασον θεηγόρον [16/07/1337] ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Α 10 (Eustratiades 10) [16/07/1337] (f. 3v-4r) (12 verses) [17150] τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαύμασον θεηγόρον [11th c.] ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Α 22 (Eustratiades 22) [11th c.] (f. 77v) (12 verses) [20433] Τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαύμασον θεηγόρον [10th c.] ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Α 37 (Eustratiades 37) [10th c.] (f. 23v) (12 verses) [20774] Τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαύ\|μασον θεηγόρον [1051-1100] BALTIMORE - Walters Art Museum W 532 [1051-1100] (f. 94r-94v) (12 verses) [25667] Τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαύμασον θεηγόρον [11th-12th c.] DUBLIN - Chester Beatty Library - W. 135 [11th-12th c.] (f. 65r) (12 verses) [20550] Τὸν ἐκ τελώνου \| θαύμασ(ον) θεηγόρον [12th c.] JERUSALEM - Patriarchike Bibliotheke - Panaghiou Taphou 25 [11th c.] (f. 13r) (12 verses) [25776] Τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαύμασον θεηγόρ(ον) [12th c.] JERUSALEM - Patriarchike Bibliotheke - Timiou Staurou 104 [12th c.] (f. 21v) (12 verses) [30762] Τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαύμασον θεηγόρον [12th c.] KALAVRYTA - Mone Megalon Spelaion 3 [12th c.] (f. 22r) (11 verses) [21080] Τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαύμασον \| θεηγόρον [10th c.] LEIPZIG - Universitätsbibliothek - gr. 6 [10th c.] (f. 27r-27v) (11 verses) [36129] Τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαυμαστ(ὸν) θεηγόρον [01/09/1271-31/08/1272] MOSCOW - Gosudarstvennaja Oružejnaja palata (Musei Moskovskojo Kremlja) Кн – 126 [01/09/1271-31/08/1272] (f. 1v) (? verses) [25836] τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαύμασον θεηγόρο(ν) [11th c.] ORLANDO - The Holy Land Experience, The Scriptorium - Van Kampen 905 [11th c.] (f. 10v) (11 verses) [24651] τὸν ἐκ τελών(ου) \| θαύμασον θεη\|γόρον [11th c.] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - Coisl. 21 [11th c.] (f. 22v) (12 verses) [21644] Τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαύμασον θεηγόρο(ν) [10th-11th c.] PRAGUE - Národní Knihovna (Universitni Knihovna) XXV B7 [10th-11th c.] (f. 12r) (12 verses) [23718] Τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαύμασον θεηγόρον [11th c.] SAINT PETERSBURG - Rossijskaja Nacional'naja biblioteka (RNB) - Ф. № 906 (Gr.) Gr. 101, I (Granstrem 349) [11th c.] (f. 6r) (12 verses) [23734] Τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαύμασον θεη\|γόρον [951-1050] SAINT PETERSBURG - Rossijskaja Nacional'naja biblioteka (RNB) - Ф. № 906 (Gr.) Gr. 220 (Granstrem 147 et 251) [926-1025] (f. 9r) (11 verses) [23861] Τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαύμασον θεηγόρο(ν) [12th c.] SAINT PETERSBURG - Rossijskaja Nacional'naja biblioteka (RNB) - Ф. № 906 (Gr.) Gr. 511 (Granstrem 355) [12th c.] (f. 76r) (12 verses) [19061] Τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαύμασον θεηγόρον [12th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Urb. gr. 2 [1122-1142] (f. 18v) (12 verses) [25749] τὸν ἐκ τελώνων. \| θαύμασον θεηγόρον [1076-1100] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 358 [1076-1100] (f. 18v) (10 verses) [22371] τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαύμασον θεηγόρ(ον) [12th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. app. I 3 [12th c.] (f. 34r-34v) (12 verses) [17540] τὸν ἐκ τελώνου θαύμασον θεηγόρον [14th c.] VIENNA - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB) - suppl. gr. 50* [1051-1100] (f. 7r) (12 verses) display 23 more occurrences (26 in total) hide 23 occurrences (26 in total)
Related type(s)	[6083] Ὡς ἐν σαγήνῃ τῇ θεοπλόκῳ βίβλῳ (5 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Juan Bautista Juan López The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Paratexts of the Bible (Pinakes) , 15821 Vassis ICB 2005, 774: "Nicetas David Paphlago, In s. Matthaeum evang."
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