Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 4648
(formerly typ/2721)

	Πηγὴν ἀληθῶν δογμάτων θεηγόρων
	ἐντεῦθεν ἕξεις ἣν ἐπέλθε γνησίως,
	καὶ μυστικὴν ἄβυσσον εἰς δὺς τῶν λόγων
	ὄψης γαλήνης ἐμπλέων θείας ὅλην·
	εἰς ἣν κακούργως εἰσρυεὶς Ἀκυνδίνος,
	ὀξυγλυκῆ (?) καὶ διχῆ ῥῆξαι δόλῳ
	αὐτὴν πρὸς αὐτὴν ἀντεγείρας ἀφρόνως,
	αὐτὸς χορείαν εὐσεβῶν ἀπερράγη,
	τὸν νοῦν τ’ ἐλαφροῖς, κίνδυνος τελεῖ μέγας.

Text source	DBBE
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Gregorios Palamas (1296 - 1357-1359) - PLP: IX.21546 Gregory Akindynos (1300 - 1348) Holy Spirit
Tag(s)	(Spiritual) advice to the reader Heresy Polemic Praise of the author Reference to content of the book Spiritual value of the book
Bibliography	Primary E. Martini, D. Bassi, 1906, Catalogus codicum graecorum Bibliothecae Ambrosianae (vol. 1), Milan: 548
Number of verses	9
Occurrence(s)	[21200] πηγὴν ἀληθῶν δογμ(ά)τ(ων) θεηγόρ(ων) [1326-1425] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana I 24 sup. [1326-1425] (f. 119v) (9 verses) [36685] Πηγὴν ἀληθῶν δογμάτων θεηγόρων [1340-1450] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Laud. gr. 87 [1340-1450] (f. 402v) (9 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Nina Sietis, Juan Bautista Juan López The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 616: "In Gregorium Palamam (?)"
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Last modified: 2025-06-25.