Type 33621

Ἀξοὺχ ἀγαθὲ, πρὸς ψυχὴν θείαν λέγεις,
ἣ συμπερατοῖ σὰς καλὰς παραιφάσεις·
ὄντως τὸ λοιπὸν εὐγενὴς σὺ τυγχάνεις,
κἂν ἀλλοεθνοῦς ἐκ γένους, ἀλλ’ οὐ τρόπου.
Title(s) Scholium in Nicetae Choniatae historiam (11.70-82)
Text source J. Bértola 2021, Ephraim of Ainos at work: a cycle of epigrams in the margins of Niketas Choniates, Byzantinische Zeitschrift, 114(3), 929-1000: 972
Text status Text completely known
Editorial status Critical text
Genre(s) Text-related epigram
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Poet
Ephraim of Ainos < Thrace (13th c. - 14th c.) - PLP: III.6408
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
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Translation(s) Noble Axuch, you speak to a divine soul,
which accomplishes your good advices.
Thus, you are truly well born,
even if from a foreign nation, but not foreign manners.
Language
English
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Comment The poem comments on Niketas Choniates' History 11.70-82.
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Number of verses 4
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Last modified: 2023-04-14.