Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 4204
(formerly typ/2312)

	Στήθει θεουργῷ τοῦ θεαρχικοῦ Λόγου
	εὐαγγελιστὰ τῆς τριπλῆς θεαρχίας
	ἐπικλιθεὶς ἤντλησας ἀρρήτους λόγους·
	ἐν οἷς θεουργῶν ποίμνιον τὸ σὸν σκέπε.

Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 165-166
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	John (evangelist, saint) (1st c.)
Tag(s)	Praise of the author Prayer Spiritual value of the book
Translation(s)	An die göttliche Brust des Logos göttlichen Ursprungs angelehnt, hast du, Verkünder der dreifachen Gottesherrschaft, unsagbare Worte ausgeschöpft. Gemäß ihnen göttlich wirkend beschütze deine Herde! Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 165
Bibliography	Primary S. Eustratiades, Spyridon Lauriotes, 1925, Catalogue of the Greek Manuscripts in the Library of the Laura on Mount Athos, Cambridge: 2 A. Kominis 1951, Συναγωγὴ ἐπιγραμμάτων εἰς τοὺς τέσσαρας Εὐαγγελιστάς, Ἐπετηρὶς Ἑταιρείας Βυζαντινῶν Σπουδῶν (EEBS), 21, 254-279: 276
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[25734] Στήθει θεουργῷ τοῦ θεαρχικοῦ λόγου [1151-1225] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 926 (olim 724) [1151-1225] (f. 168v) (4 verses) [17351] στῆθι θε\|ουργῶ τοῦ \| θεαρχικοῦ \| λόγου [14th c.] ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Α 12 (Eustratiades 12) [14th c.] (f. 217v) (4 verses) [25597] (...) τοῦ θεαρχικοῦ λόγου [10th-11th c.] ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Α 16 (Eustratiades 16) [10th-12th c.] (f. 147v) (4 verses) [21447] στήθι θεουργῶ τοῦ θεαρχικοῦ λόγου [10th c.] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - Coisl. 195 [10th c.] (f. 349v) (4 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Nina Sietis, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	BEiÜ IV, FR40 Paratexts of the Bible (Pinakes), 15157 Vassis ICB 2005, 689: "In s. Ioannem evang."
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