Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 3355
(formerly typ/1494)

	Ἰδοὺ πατὴρ καὶ τέκνον, ἰδοὺ καὶ λόγος
	Ἡδὺς πρὸς αὐτὸν, ὥσπερ ἐκ τόκου τόκος
	Ἐχρῆν γὰρ ἀμφοῖν τὴν γονὴν τήν σαρκίνην
	Καὶ τὴν λογικὴν προσλαβεῖν εὐτεκνίαν.

Text source	E. Miller, 1857, Manuelis Philae Carmina (vol. 2), Amsterdam: 342
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Text-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Manuel Philes (1275-1345) - PLP: XII.29817
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Church Fathers David Marriage Philosophy Solomon
Tag(s)	(Spiritual) advice to the reader Praise of the author Reference to content of the book Self-presentation Spiritual value of the book
Bibliography
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[24407] ἰδοὺ π(ατὴ)ρ (καὶ) τέκνον, ἰδοὺ καὶ λόγος [August 1326] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 105 [August 1326] (f. 76r) (4 verses) [19238] ἰδοὺ π(ατ)ὴρ καὶ τέκνον· ἰδοὺ καὶ λόγος [15th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 7, Cod. 12 [15th c.] (f. 57r) (4 verses) [22616] Ἰδοὺ π(ατ)ὴρ (καὶ) τέκνον· ἰδοὺ (δὲ) λόγ(ος) [14th-15th c.] VIENNA - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB) - theol. gr. 74 [11th c.] (f. 52r) (4 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Juan Bautista Juan López The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 356: "Manuel Philes, In Greg. Nazianzeni orat. 9 apolog. ad patrem"
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