Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 2341
(formerly typ/408)

	Υἱέος ἀρχεγόνοιο Θεοῦ μερόπεσσι μιγέντος
	ἔργα λόγους τε πάθη τε καὶ ἄλγεα πάντα καὶ πότμον
	Ματθαῖος ὧδ᾽ ἔγραψε καὶ ἔφρασε πνεύματος ἀλκῇ.

Text source	P. Sotiroudis, 1998, Ἱερὰ Μονὴ Ἰβήρων. Κατάλογος ἑλληνικῶν χειρογράφων. 1-100 (vol. 1), Athos: 130
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Subject(s)	Jesus Christ (10 BC-1 BC - 30-33) Matthew (evangelist, saint) (1st c.)
Tag(s)	Praise of the author Reference to content of the book
Comment	This epigram can also be found in the 16th-century manuscript Berol. Philipps 1566 (162). Text of Sotiroudis (1998: 130) modified by DBBE.
Bibliography	Primary R. Devreesse, 1950, Codices Vaticani Graeci. Codices 604-866 (vol. 3), Vatican City: 69 W. Studemund, L. Cohn, 1890, Verzeichnis der griechischen Handschriften der Königlichen Bibliothek zu Berlin. Codices ex Bibliotheca Meermanniana Philippici Graeci nunc Berolinenses (vol. 1), Berlin: 70
Number of verses	3
Occurrence(s)	[18177] υἱὸς ἀρχεγόνοιο· θ(εο)ῦ μερόπεσσι μιγέντο(ς) [12th c.] ATHOS - Mone Iberon 68 [12th c.] (f. 67r) (3 verses) [26472] υἱέος ἀρχιγόνοιο. θ(εο)ῦ μερόπεσσι μιγέντος [1051-1200] ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Α 6 (Eustratiades 6) [1047] (f. 89v) (3 verses) [17795] υἱέο(ς) ἀρχεγόνοιο θ(εο)ῦ μερόπεσσι μιγέντο(ς) [14th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 647 [14th c.] (f. 201v) (3 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Rachele Ricceri, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout 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), 16016 Vassis ICB 2005, 823: "In s. Matthaeum evang."
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