Type 3452
(formerly typ/1584)
| Ὁ ταξιάρχης στρατιωτῶν τῶν ἄνω | |
| ἐκ τῶν ἀδύτων οὐρανοῦ σφαιρωμάτων | |
| ἄρτι κατιὼν πτηνὸς αἰθεροδρόμος, | |
| Ἐδὲμ καθάπερ τοῦ ναοῦ τηρεῖ πύλας | |
| γυμνὴν ἀβάλε δεξιᾷ φέρων σπάθην | |
| τί τοῦτο δηλῶν, ἢ τομὴν ὀλεθρίαν | |
| τοῖς μὴ καθαροῖς, μηδὲ χωρὶς σπιλάδων. | |
| Προσχῶμεν οὐκοῦν, μὴ διχασθῶμεν φίλοι. |
| Title(s) | Εἰς τὸν ἀρχιστράτηγον ἑστῶτα πρὸ τῶν πυλῶν καὶ σπάθην ἐπιφερόμενον |
| Text source | E. Cougny, 1890, Epigrammatum Anthologia Palatina cum Planudeis et Appendice nova epigrammatum veterum ex libris et marmoribus ductorum (vol. 3), Paris: 426 |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) | Image-related epigram |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Subject(s) | Archangel |
| Translation(s) |
In militiae caelestis principem stantem ante portas et ensem inferentem. Ductor militum qui sunt in altis ex inaccessis caeli orbibus nuper descendens alatus aetherio-cursu, Eden, tanquam templi, servat fores, nudum, eheu! dextra gerens gladium, quasi hoc monstrans aut caedem exitialem illis qui non puri sunt neque citra scopulos. Adhibeamus igitur mentem, ne separemur amici. |
| Comment | = Anth. Gr. Append. IV.142 The epigram also occurs in the 16th-century manuscript Madrid BNE 4715 (a. 1552, f. 151r) and in manuscript Vind. phil. gr. 150 (14th c., f. IIIr), where it does not function as a book epigram. |
| Bibliography |
Primary |
| Number of verses | 8 |
| Occurrence(s) |
[19371] ὁ ταξιάρχης στρατιωτῶν τῶν ἄνω
[15th c.]
FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 31, Cod. 3 [1287-1400] (f. 26v) (8 verses) |
| Acknowledgements |
Contributor(s)
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| Identification | Vassis ICB 2005, 556: "In archangelum ante portas stantem et gladium ferentem" |
| Permalink | https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/3452 |
Last modified: 2023-07-10.
