Type 3869
(formerly typ/1966)
| Ἄνθρωπος ἐκ γῆς φιλονεικήσας φθάσαι | |
| πρὸς οὐράνιον ὕψος ὑπερηρμένον, | |
| ἐξ ἀρετῶν ἥδρασε κλίμακα ξένην, | |
| ἥτις διήκει καὶ μεταρσίους πύλας | |
| τὰς οὐρανίους, καὶ θεοῦ πέλας φθάνει, | |
| οὕτως ἔχουσα τῶν ἀρρήτων βαθμίδων. |
| Title(s) | Ἕτεροι εἰς τὴν αὐτὴν βίβλον |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Critical text |
| Genre(s) | Text-related epigram |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Subject(s) | John Klimax (6th c. - 7th c.) - PMBZ: 13914: "Personenkennziffer: 2791" |
| Tag(s) | Reference to content of the book |
| Translation(s) |
Other verses on the same book A man who strove to arrive from the earth at the exalted heavenly height, has set up a strange ladder consisting of virtues, which extends even to the heavenly gates high in the sky, and which arrives close to God, a ladder having such unutterable steps. |
| Comment | Text critically edited by Renaat Meesters. |
| Bibliography | |
| Number of verses | 6 |
| Occurrence(s) |
[19839] Ἄν(θρωπ)ος ἐκ γῆς φιλονεικήσας φθάσαι
[1376-1400]
OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Barocci 141 [1326-1350] (f. 247r-247v) (6 verses) |
| Acknowledgements |
Contributor(s)
The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete. |
| Identification | Vassis ICB 2005, 647: "In Ioannis Climaci Scalam Paradisi" |
| Permalink | https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/3869 |
Last modified: 2020-08-21.
