Type 4785
(formerly typ/2844)
| Ἔλπεσθαι χρὴ πάντ’, ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἔστ’ οὐδὲν ἄελπτον· | |
| ῥᾴδια πάντα θεῷ τελέσαι, καὶ ἀνήνυτον οὐδέν. |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) | Reader-related epigram |
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| Metre(s) | Dactylic hexameter |
| Tag(s) | (Spiritual) advice to the reader |
| Translation(s) |
Speranda sunt omnia, cum nil sit abs spe. Facile a Deo perficiuntur, et nil non perficiendum. |
| Comment | Joannes Stobaeus Anthologus, Anthologium. IV 46 Arsenius Paroemiogr., Apophthegmata. Centuria 7 9a Iamblichus Phil., De vita Pythagorica. XXVIII 139 |
| Number of verses | 2 |
| Occurrence(s) |
[21356] Ἔλπεσθαι χρὴ παντ’, ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἔστ’ οὐδὲν ἄελπτον·
[14th-15th c.]
MUNICH - Bayerische Staatsbibliothek - gr. 507 [14th-15th c.] ((unsure) f. 1r) (2 verses) |
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| Permalink | https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/4785 |
Last modified: 2019-06-16.
