Type 4244
(formerly typ/2341)
| Τὰ ξύλα φέρουσι καρπόν, τὰ κλίματα τὸν βότρυν | |
| καὶ πᾶσα γῆ τὰ σπέρματα ἀξίως ἐπιφέρει· | |
| ἐγὼ δὲ ξύλον ἄκαρπον τῷ γεωργῷ μου βλύζω. | |
| Ποτίζει με διηνεκῶς, σκέπει με καθ' ἑκάστην, | |
| ἀλλ' ἔρχεται καρπὸν εὑρεῖν καὶ πάλιν οὐχ εὑρίσκει | |
| καὶ βούλεται ἐκκόψη με καὶ πάλιν συμπαθεῖ με. |
| Text source | S. Eustratiades, Spyridon Lauriotes, 1925, Catalogue of the Greek Manuscripts in the Library of the Laura on Mount Athos, Cambridge: 142 |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) | Author-related epigram |
| Metre(s) | Decapentasyllable |
| Subject(s) | Gospel |
| Tag(s) | |
| Comment | Eustratiades 1925 modified by DBBE. Some punctuation marks added. This poem is a comparison between the repentant monk and a diseased plant in the garden; a theme which is regularly found in the gospels. Note the similarity to the parable of the barren fig tree; (Luke 13:6–9): 'Ἔλεγεν δὲ ταύτην τὴν παραβολήν· Συκῆν εἶχέν τις πεφυτευμένην ἐν τῷ ἀμπελῶνι αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἦλθεν ζητῶν καρπὸν ἐν αὐτῇ καὶ οὐχ εὗρεν. (7.) εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τὸν ἀμπελουργόν, Ἰδοὺ τρία ἔτη ἀφ’ οὗ ἔρχομαι ζητῶν καρπὸν ἐν τῇ συκῇ ταύτῃ καὶ οὐχ εὑρίσκω. ἔκκοψον [οὖν] αὐτήν· ἱνατί καὶ τὴν γῆν καταργεῖ; (8.) ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς λέγει αὐτῷ, Κύριε, ἄφες αὐτὴν καὶ τοῦτο τὸ ἔτος, ἕως ὅτου σκάψω περὶ αὐτὴν καὶ βάλω κόπρια· (9.) κἂν μὲν ποιήσῃ καρπὸν εἰς τὸ μέλλον—εἰ δὲ μήγε, ἐκκόψεις αὐτήν'. |
| Bibliography | |
| Number of verses | 6 |
| Occurrence(s) |
[20491] Τὰ ξύλα φέρουσι καρπόν τὰ κλίματα τὸν βότρυν
[15th c.]
ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Θ 67 (Eustratiades 929) [15th c.] (f. 1r) (6 verses) |
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| Identification | Vassis ICB 2011, 262: "Sine titulo" |
| Permalink | https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/4244 |
Last modified: 2019-12-11.
