Type 37441

Θεοῦ στρατηγός εἰμι· τὴν σπάθην φέρω·
τείνω πρὸς ὕψος· ἐκφοβῶ Θεοῦ φόβῳ·
καταφρονητὰς ἐκδιχάζω συντόμως.
Text source A. Rhoby, 2009, Byzantinische Epigramme auf Fresken und Mosaiken, Wien: 174-175
Text status Text completely known
Editorial status Critical text
Genre(s) Scribe-related epigram
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Tag(s)
Comment This epigram appears in a fresco in the Church of Hagios Georgios tou Bounou; see Rhoby 2009, 174–175.
Bibliography
Number of verses 3
Occurrence(s) [21460] θ(εο)ῦ στρατηγός εἰμι τὴν σπάθην φέρω [13th c.]
PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - Coisl. 255 [13th c.] (f. 95v)
(3 verses)
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Identification Vassis ICB 2005, 340: "In Michaelem arch."
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