Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 2694
(formerly typ/803)

	Λουκᾶς ὁ γράφων οἶδε μύστας τοῦ λόγου·
	πράξεις δὲ τούτων πρὸς Θεόφιλον γράφει.

Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 186-187
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Luke (evangelist, saint) (1st c.) Theophilos
Tag(s)	Praise of the author Reference to content of the book
Translation(s)	Lukas, der schreibt, kennt die Eingeweihten des Wortes. Ihre Taten schreibt er auf für Theophilos. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 186
Bibliography	Primary A. Marava-Chatzinikolaou, C. Toufexi-Paschou, 1985, Catalogue of the Illuminated Byzantine Manuscripts of the National Library of Greece. Manuscripts of the New Testament Manuscripts 13th - 15th Century (vol. 2), Athens: 87 L. Politis, M. Politi, 1991, Κατάλογος τῶν χειρογράφων τῆς Ἐθνικῆς Βιβλιοθήκης τῆς Ἑλλάδος ἀρ. 1857-2500, Athens: 271 A. Rhoby 2020, Inscriptions and the Byzantine Beholder, in M. Lauxtermann, I. Toth (eds.), Inscribing Texts in Byzantium: Continuities and Transformations, Abingdon, 107-121: 120, n. 77
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[18325] λουκᾶς ὁ γράφων, οἵ δε μύστας τοῦ λόγου [1276-1325] ATHENS - Ethnike Bibliotheke tes Hellados 2251 [1276-1325] (f. 196r) (2 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	BEiÜ IV, GR6 Vassis ICB 2005, 438: "In Actus Apostolorum"
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