Type 4316
(formerly typ/2412)
| Ἐν τῷ ῥέοντι καὶ ταχυδρόμῳ χρόνῳ | |
| εὑρὼν ὁδηγοὺς ἠθικούς σου τοὺς λόγους, | |
| γράψας ἐθέλχθην ἡδονῇ διδαγμάτων. | |
| Ἐν τῷ μένοντι καὶ σεσωσμένῳ, πάτερ, | |
| ὅταν λάβῃς ἔπαθλα καὶ πόνων γέρα, | |
| εὕροιμι προστάτην σε καὶ θείαν σκέπην. |
| Text source | A. Papadopoulos-Kerameus, 1894, 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. 2), Saint-Petersburg: 170 |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) | |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Subject(s) | Basil the Great (330-379) (episkopos of Kaisareia < Cappadocia) |
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| Comment | In ms. Jerusalem, Patriarchike Bibliothêke, Hagiou Saba 96, this poem forms the first part of a strange diptych. This poem is a traditional scribal epigram in praise of Basil of Caesarea, whereas the following poem begins a polemic against the writing of such (scribal) poems. Note the structure of the poem, which is composed of two parts of three verses with typical Byzantine parallel structures. |
| Bibliography | |
| Number of verses | 6 |
| Occurrence(s) |
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| Related type(s) | [4317] Κἀγώ, στιχιστά, πρὸς Θεὸν γόνυ κλίνων (6 verses) (Same cycle) |
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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, 238: "In s. Basilii homilias morales" |
| Permalink | https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/4316 |
Last modified: 2021-08-24.
