Type 36318

Οὐδεὶς βλέπων βλέπει με, ὁρᾷ μὴ βλέπων·
ὁ μὴ λαλῶν, λαλεῖ· καὶ ὁ μὴ βλέπων, βλέπει·
ψευδὴς δ’ ὑπάρχω, τ’ ἀληθῆ πάντα λέγω.
Text source DBBE
Text status Text completely known
Editorial status Not a critical text
Genre(s) Text-related epigram
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Tag(s) Riddle
Comment The second verse contains one extra syllable, making it exceed the dodecasyllabic structure.
Bibliography
Number of verses 3
Occurrence(s) [36317] οὐδεὶς βλέπων, βλέπει με, ὁρᾷ μὴ βλέπων [15th c.]
FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Redi 15 [15th c.] (f. 176r)
(3 verses)
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Identification Vassis ICB 2005, 562: "Aenigma"
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