Type 3948
(formerly typ/2035)
| Ἐκ μὲν θεοῖο βασιλεύει τῶς Ἰὼβ, | |
| κῆρος δὲ Ῥαὰβ αἰσχύνης φεύγει θαῦμα. | |
| Θεὸς γὰρ ἅρμα Σωφὰρ οἱ δῶκε σθένος | |
| ἔνθεν τ' ὀιστὸς ἰσχὺν ἐχθροῦ οὐκ ἔχει, | |
| ὃς προσκομίζει λύτρον ὡς πάλαι τ' Ἄβελ· | |
| ὑπὲρ τὸν Ἄβελ εὐάρεστον καὶ Νῶε | |
| νόμον τελῶν γευστὸν ἐν Χριστοῦ κρίσει. | |
| Ὕμνον γὰρ ἐκ σου εὐαρεστήσεις δύο | |
| νῦν τῆς θυσίας ἱκετείας μετρίας. |
| Text source | S. Mercati (ed.), 1970, Collectanea Byzantina (vol. 1), Bari: 453 |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) | Author-related epigram |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Subject(s) | |
| Tag(s) | Acrostic |
| Critical Notes | 7 γευστὸν ] γε ὑστὸν Mercati (1970: 453) |
| Comment | Note the acrostic at the end and the beginning of each verse: ΕΚ ΘΕΟΥ ΝΥΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΣ. Mercati (1970: 453) hypothesizes that the Basil to whom the epigram is dedicated is the Emperor Basil I (867-886). |
| Bibliography | |
| Number of verses | 9 |
| Occurrence(s) |
[19967] Εκ μὲν θεοῖο βασιλεύει τὸς ἰὼΒ
[992]
GROTTAFERRATA - Biblioteca Statale del Monumento Nazionale - Ζ. α. XXX [992] (f. 93v) (9 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, 209: "In Basilium imp." |
| Permalink | https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/3948 |
Last modified: 2020-11-26.
