Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 2789
(formerly typ/890)

	Τὸν δ᾽ ὀξυδερκῆ καὶ λίαν ὑψηπέτην
	τύπον σαφῆ λάμβανε τοῦ θεηγόρου.

Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 398-399
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Image-related epigram Reader-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	John (evangelist, saint) (1st c.)
Tag(s)	Address to the reader Miniature Praise of the author
Critical Notes	2 θεηγόρου ] θεησόφου Soteriou
Translation(s)	Den Scharfblickenden und im Übermaß Hochfliegenden nimm als deutliches Bild des von Gott Redenden! Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 399
Bibliography	Primary G. Soteriou, 1937, Κειμήλια τοῦ Οἰκουμενικοῦ Πατριαρχείου. Πατριαρχικὸς ναὸς καὶ σκευοφυλάκιον, Athens: 93
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[18457] τὸν δ᾽ ὀξυδερκῆ καὶ λίαν ὑψηπέτην [12th c.] ISTANBUL - Oikoumenikon Patriarcheion Patriarchikon Skeuofulakion 5 [12th c.] (f. 229v) (2 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Lotte van Olmen The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	BEiÜ IV, TR4 Vassis ICB 2005, 773: "In s. Ioannem evang."
Permalink	https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/2789

Last modified: 2019-12-12.