Type 33623

Ἔσπειρεν Ἀξοὺχ ἐς ψυχῆς ἐσθλῆς βάθος·
ἥ δ’ εἰς ἑκατὸν ἀνέδωκε τὸν στάχυν,
Χριστοῦ τὸν οἶκτον ἀτεχνῶς μιμουμένη.
Title(s) Scholium in Nicetae Choniatae historiam (11.82-85)
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: 973
Text status Text completely known
Editorial status Critical text
Genre(s) Text-related epigram
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Ephraim of Ainos < Thrace (13th c. - 14th c.) - PLP: III.6408
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
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Translation(s) Axuch sowed in the depth of a noble soul,
which produced a hundredfold grain
genuinely imitating the clemency of Christ.
Language
English
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Comment The poem comments on Niketas Choniates' History 11.82-85.
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Number of verses 3
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Last modified: 2023-08-28.