Type 4282
(formerly typ/2382)
Ἀκροπολίτης εὐσεβὴς Κυρίου λάτρις, | |
ἐξ ἀξίας δὲ καὶ μέγας λογοθέτης, | |
ὁμωνυμῶν σοι προσφέρω δῶρον λόγον· | |
σὺ δ' εἰς ἀμοιβὴν εἰς ᾀεί μου προστάττει. |
Text source | A. Papadopoulos-Kerameus, 1891, Ἱεροσολυμιτικὴ βιβλιοθήκη ἤτοι κατάλογος τῶν ἐν ταῖς βιβλιοθήκαις τοῦ ἁγιωτάτου ἀποστολικοῦ τε καὶ καθολικοῦ ὀρθοδόξου πατριαρχικοῦ θρόνου τῶν Ἱεροσολύμων καὶ πάσης Παλαιστίνης ἀποκειμένων ἑλληνικῶν κωδίκων (vol. 1), Saint-Petersburg: 122 |
Text status | Text completely known |
Editorial status | Not a critical text |
Genre(s) | Text-related epigram |
Person(s) | |
Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
Subject(s) | Constantine I the Great (27/02/272 - 22/05/337) |
Tag(s) | |
Comment | The first verse has thirteen instead of the expected twelve syllables. Note the pun: the poet of this epigram has the same name (v3 'ὁμωνυμῶν') as the saint he praises. |
Bibliography | |
Number of verses | 4 |
Occurrence(s) |
[20565] Ἀκροπολίτης εὐσεβὴς Κυρίου λάτρις
[13th c.]
JERUSALEM - Patriarchike Bibliotheke - Panaghiou Taphou 40 [13th c.] (f. 220v) (4 verses) |
Related type(s) | [35581] Ἀκροπολίτης εὐσεβὴς Κωνσταντῖνος (4 verses) (Same cycle) |
Acknowledgements |
Contributor(s)
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Identification | Vassis ICB 2005, 26: "Constant. Acropolites, In sermonem suum in laudem s. Constantini" |
Permalink | https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/4282 |
Last modified: 2020-11-19.