Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 2297
(formerly typ/350)

	Θεοῦ διδόντος, οὐδὲν ἰσχύει φθόνος.
	Καὶ μὴ διδόντος, οὐδὲν ἀνύει πόνος.

Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Scribe-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Gregorios of Nazianzos < Cappadocia (329 - 25/01/390) - PBW: Gregorios/128/
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Tag(s)	(Spiritual) advice to the reader Completion of the book Prayer
Critical Notes	In some occurrences κόπος appears as a variant for πόνος (2).
Translation(s)	With the help of God envy has no power Without the help of God, working hard is not useful. Language English Source(s) V. Lorusso 2016, Locating Greek Manuscripts through Paratexts: Examples from the Library of Cardinal Bessarion and other Manuscript Collections, in G. Ciotti, H. Lin (eds.), Tracing Manuscripts in Time and Space through Paratexts, Berlin, 223-268: 256 Deo volente nil valet invidia, et non volente nil valet labor. Language Latin Source(s) I. Hardt, 1810, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum graecorum Bibliothecae Regiae Bavaricae. Cod. CCCXLVIII-CCCCLXXII continens (vol. 4), Munich: 415
Comment	Vassis (2005: 338): 'Θεοῦ διδόντος, οὐδὲν ἰσχύει φθόνος, Greg. Nazianzenus*, Sententia (...) -> Θεοῦ θέλοντος οὐδὲν ἰσχύει φθόνος'. Vassis (2005: 338): 'Θεοῦ θέλοντος οὐδὲν ἰσχύει φθόνος Librarii nota (...) -> Θεοῦ διδόντος οὐδὲν ἰσχύει φθόνος'. These verses are transmitted as Greg. Naz. carm. I.2.32 vv. 127-128 and are re-used as a book epigram in several manuscripts containing Gregory of Nazianzus' works.
Bibliography	Bibliography category to be determined A. Bandini, 1764, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Mediceae Laurentianae (vol. 1), Florence: 519 V. Beneševič, 1911, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum graecorum qui in monasterio Sanctae Catharinae in monte asservantur. Codices manuscripti notabiliores bibliothecae monasterii Sinaitici ejusque metochii Cahirensis, ab archimandrita Porphyrio (Uspenskio) descripti (vol. 1), Saint-Petersburg: 381 V. Beneševič, 1917, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum graecorum qui in monasterio Sanctae Catharinae in monte asservantur. Codices numeris 1224 - 2150 signati (vol. 3.1), Saint-Petersburg: P. Canart, 1970, Codices Vaticani Graeci. Codices 1745-1962. Codicum enarrationes (vol. 7.1), Vatican City: 356 H. Coxe, 1969, Greek Manuscripts, Oxford: 502 F. Euangelatou-Notara, 2000, Χορηγοί-κτήτορες-δωρητές σε σημειώματα κωδίκων. Παλαιολόγειοι χρόνοι, Athens: 226, 239 E. Feron, F. Battaglini, 1893, Codices manuscripti graeci Ottoboniani Bibliothecae Vaticanae, Rome: 126 E. Gamillscheg 1993, Subskriptionen griechischer Handschriften als historische Quelle, in F. Berger (ed.), Symbolae Berolinenses für Dieter Harlfinger, Amsterdam, 293-306: 306 S. Kadas 1988, Σημειώματα χειρογράφων των μονών του Αγίου Όρους. Μονή Ξηροποτάμου, Βυζαντινά, 14, 307-382: 347 S. Lilla, 1985, Codices Vaticani Graeci. Codices 2162-2254 (codices Columnenses) (vol. 8), Vatican City: 165 E. Martini, D. Bassi, 1906, Catalogus codicum graecorum Bibliothecae Ambrosianae (vol. 1), Milan: , G. Mercati, P. Franchi de' Cavalieri, 1923, Codices Vaticani Graeci. Codices 1-329 (vol. 1), Rome: 49, 340 J. Migne, 1862, Patrologiae cursus completus. Series graeca (vol. 37), Paris: 926 A. Papadopoulos-Kerameus, 1884, Μαυρογορδάτειος Βιβλιοθήκη ἤτοι Γενικὸς περιγραφικὸς κατάλογος τῶν ἐν ταῖς ἀνὰ τὴν Ἀνατολὴν βιβλιοθήκαις εὑρισκομένων ἑλληνικῶν χειρογράφων, Constantinople: 29 S. Pelekanidis, P. Christou, C. Mavropoulou-Tsioumi, S. Kadas, 1975, The Treasures of Mount Athos. Illuminated Manuscripts: Miniatures, Headpieces, Initial Letters. The Monasteries of Iveron, St. Panteleimon, Esphigmenou and Chilandari. (vol. 2), Athens: 481 C. Samberger, 1968, Catalogi codicum graecorum qui in minoribus bibliothecis Italicis asservantur (vol. 2), Leipzig: 153 A. Turyn, 1964, Codices graeci vaticani saeculis XIII et XIV scripti annorumque notis instructi, Vatican City: 74, 135 A. Turyn, 1980, Dated Greek Manuscripts of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries in the Libraries of Great Britain, Washington: 122 display 15 more references (18 in total) hide 15 references (18 in total)
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[18424] (...)ος, οὐδὲν ἰσχύϊ κόπος [1329] ATHOS - Mone Xeropotamou 221 [1329] (f. 201v) (2 verses) [19347] θ(εο)ῦ διδόντος, οὐδὲν \| ἰσχύει φθόνος [15th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 4, Cod. 3 [15th c.] (f. 308v) (2 verses) [20561] Θεοῦ διδόντος, οὐδὲν ἰσχΰει φθόνος [1325] ISTANBUL - Patriarchike Bibliotheke - Panaghia 48 [1325] (f. 275r) (2 verses) [18482] θ(εο)ῦ διδόντος, οὐδὲν ἰσχύει φθόνος [1419] LESBOS - Mone tou Leimonos 10 [1419] (f. 398r) (2 verses) [20757] θ(εο)ῦ διδόντος οὐδὲν ἰσχύει φθόνος [1476-1500] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana A 163 sup. [1401-1450] (f. 272r) (2 verses) [20764] Θ(εο)ῦ διδόντος, οὐδὲν ἰσχύει φθόνος [15th c.] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana Q 88 sup. [15th c.] (f. 277r) (2 verses) [21317] θεοῦ θέλοντος οὐδὲν ἰσχύει φθόνος· [14th c.] MUNICH - Bayerische Staatsbibliothek - gr. 455 [14th c.] (f. 381r) (2 verses) [21353] θ(εο)ῦ θέλοντος οὐδὲν ἰσχύει φθόνος [1387] MUNICH - Bayerische Staatsbibliothek - gr. 504 [1387] (f. 381v) (2 verses) [32440] Θεοῦ διδόντος οὐδὲν ἰσχύει πόνος [1493] NAPLES - Biblioteca Nazionale - gr. III D 2 [1493] (f. 277r) (2 verses) [32946] Θ(εο)ῦ διδόντος οὐδὲν ἰσχΰει φθόνος [15th c.] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Holkham gr. 20 [15th c.] (f. 219r) (2 verses) [18393] θ(εο)ῦ διδόντος, οὐδὲν ἰσχύει φθόνος [1357] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Laud. gr. 18 [1357] (f. 288v) (2 verses) [34125] Θ(εο)ῦ διδόντος, οὐδὲν ἰσχύει φθόνος [1355-1356] SINAI - Mone tes Hagias Aikaterines - gr. 129 [1355-1356] (f. 195r) (2 verses) [21845] Θ(εο)ῦ διδόντος οὐδὲν \| ἰσχύει φθόνος [15th c.] SINAI - Mone tes Hagias Aikaterines - gr. 1144 [15th c.] (f. 141r) (2 verses) [21792] θ(εο)ῦ διδόν\|τος οὐδὲν ἰ\|σχύϊ φθόνος· [14th-15th c.] SINAI - Mone tes Hagias Aikaterines - gr. 1590 [14th-15th c.] (f. 368v) (2 verses) [18063] θ(εο)ῦ διδόντος, οὐδ(ὲν) ἰσχύει φθόνος [1290] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Ottob. gr. 214 [1290] (f. 219v) (2 verses) [28310] θ(εο)ὺ διδόντος, οὐδ(ὲν) ἰσχύει φθόνος [1290] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Ottob. gr. 214 [1290] (f. 219v) (2 verses) [17699] Πονῶν, μογῶν ἄμετρα, ταύτην τὴν βίβλον [1335-1336] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Palat. gr. 7 [1335-1336] (f. 198r) (6 verses) [17712] θ(εο)ῦ διδόντος οὐδὲν ἰσχύει φθόνος [15th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 54 [15th c.] (f. 123r) (2 verses) [17739] θ(εο)ῦ διδόντος, οὐδὲν ἰσχύει φθόνος [14th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 258 [1301-1350] ((unsure) f. 325v) (2 verses) [17861] θ(εο)ῦ διδόντος, οὐδ(ὲν) ἰσχύει φθόνος [13th-14th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 1857 [13th-14th c.] (f. 285v) (2 verses) [18017] θ(εο)ῦ δηδόντος, ουδὲν ἰσχύνει φθόνος. [1330] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 2205 [1330] (f. 276v) (2 verses) [30022] θ(εο)ῦ διδόντος, οὐδὲν ἰσχύει φθόνος [15/07/1457] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 200 (coll. 327) [15/07/1457] (f. 593v) (2 verses) display 19 more occurrences (22 in total) hide 19 occurrences (22 in total)
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Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 338: "Sententia"
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