Type 2861
(formerly typ/963)
| Ὀρθὰς φύλαττε τοῦ νοός σου τὰς φρένας | |
| καὶ κοιλίαν δάμαζε καὶ γλῶσσαν πλέον | |
| καὶ τὴν στενὴν δίωκε τοῦ βίου πύλην | |
| καὶ φεῦγε κόσμον καὶ νέος γενοῦ γέρων. |
| Title(s) | Εὐσταθίου ποίημα τοῦ Ἰκονίου / στίχοι οὓς λέγεται ἀκηκοέναι παρὰ Χριστοῦ τὸν θεολόγον Γρηγόριον / Φίλε ὅστις εἶ· |
| Text source | M. Lauxtermann 2021, Parisinus graecus 400: Poetry and Paraenesis in Cyprus, Revue des Études Byzantines, 79, 149-181: 171 |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Critical text |
| Genre(s) | Reader-related epigram |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
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| Critical Notes | 1 φρένας ] τρίβους Vat. Barb. gr. 70, Bentein & Demoen |
| Translation(s) |
'Dear friend, whoever you are: Keep the paths of your mind straight, subdue your belly, and your tongue even more. Seek after the narrow gate of life (Mt 7: 13-14), flee from the world and become a new man'. |
| Comment | In ms. Laur. Plut. 70, 20 the epigram is attributed to Eustathios metropolitan of Ikonion; "but given the fact that the ms. also attributes lines by Ignatios the Deacon to the same Eustathios, it is not certain how reliable the ascription is" (Lauxtermann (2021: 171)). In ms. Marc. gr. 491 the poem is ascribed to Gregory of Nazianzos. A six and eight verse adaption of this poem can be found in a collection of paraenetic poems by Ps. Gregory of Nazianzos. The six verse version functions as a book epigram in ms. Lesbos Hypselou 23 (cf. related types). The epigram also occurs in the 16th-century manuscripts Oxford, Bodleian Library, Can. gr. 56 (f. 165v), Venice, Marc. gr. II, 60 (f. 240r), Salamance, BU 75 (f. 44v) and Salamanca, BU 2711 (f. 341v). |
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| Number of verses | 4 |
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| Related type(s) | [34639] Ὀρθὰς φύλαττε τοῦ νοός σου τὰς τρίβους (6 verses) (Consists of) |
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| Identification | Vassis ICB 2005, 545: "Eustathius Iconiensis, Versus paraenetici" |
| Permalink | https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/2861 |
Last modified: 2023-03-22.
