Type 2617
(formerly typ/717)

Εῖδες τὸ πῦρ, ἄνθρωπε, τῶν σπλάγχνων ἔνδον;
Οὐ κατεκαύθης, οὐ γὰρ ἐκ ξύλων ἔχει
ἄναψιν αὐτό, κἂν φλογίζῃ γὰρ μένει
δροσίζον ὄντως ψυχαγωγοῦν καρδίαν.
Φύλαξον οὐκοῦν ἔνδον αὐτὴν τὴν χάριν,
μὴ πῦρ σβέσῃ σου σφαλμάτων θείαν δρόσον,
ἀλλὰ δρόσος πῦρ καὶ τὸ πῦρ ἔστω δρόσος.
Text source P. Sotiroudis, 1998, Ἱερὰ Μονὴ Ἰβήρων. Κατάλογος ἑλληνικῶν χειρογράφων. 1-100 (vol. 1), Athos: 20
Text status Text completely known
Editorial status Not a critical text
Genre(s) Reader-related epigram
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Tag(s) Address to the reader
Bibliography
Number of verses 7
Occurrence(s) [18164] Εῖδες τὸ πῦρ, ἄνθρωπε, τῶν σπλάγχνων ἔνδον; [13th c.]
ATHOS - Mone Iberon 13 [13th c.] ()
(7 verses)
Identification Vassis ICB 2011, 213: "In s. communionem"
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Last modified: 2019-11-20.