Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 3359
(formerly typ/1498)

	Οὐρανόθεν χάλαζα ῥιφεῖσα βρύχει
	Πλὴν τὸν μὲν ἐκ γῆς πάντα καρπὸν συντρίβει
	Ποιεῖ δὲ τὸν νῦν αἰθεοδρόμον λόγον
	Πληγῆς πονηρᾶς ἀντιφάρμακον πόαν

Text source	I. Sakkelion, 1890, Πατμιακὴ Βιβλιοθήκη, Athens: 29
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)	Gregorios of Nazianzos < Cappadocia (329 - 25/01/390) - PBW: Gregorios/128/
Tag(s)	Introduction to the subject Maritime metaphor Reference to content of the book Riddle Spiritual value of the book
Bibliography	Primary A. Bandini, 1764, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Mediceae Laurentianae (vol. 1), Florence: 243
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[24411] οὐ(ρα)νόθεν χάλαζα ριφθεῖσα, βρύχει [August 1326] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 105 [August 1326] (f. 85v) (4 verses) [19242] οὐ(ρα)νόθεν χάλαζα ῥιφεῖσα βρύχει [15th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 7, Cod. 12 [15th c.] (f. 65v) (4 verses) [26243] Οὐ(ρα)νόθ(εν) χάλασα ῥιφεῖσα βρύχει [15th c.] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 554 [13th c.] (f. 200v) (4 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Julián Bértola, 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, 574: "Manuel Philes, In Greg. Nazianzeni orat. 16 in plagam grandinis"
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Last modified: 2025-07-07.