Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 4981
(formerly typ/3037)

	Ματθαῖος ἐξέφηνε σάρκωσιν θείαν·
	οὗ καὶ ἡ βίβλος σωτηρία τῷ κόσμῳ.

Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 356
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Gospel Matthew (evangelist, saint) (1st c.)
Tag(s)	Praise of the author Reference to content of the book Spiritual value of the book
Translation(s)	Matthäus offenbarte die göttliche Fleischwerdung. Sein Buch ist auch Rettung für die Welt. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 356
Bibliography	Primary C. Castellani, 1895, Catalogus codicum graecorum qui in bibliothecam D. Marci Venetiarum inde ab Anno MDCCXL ad haec usque tempora inlati sunt, Venice: 28 A. Kominis 1951, Συναγωγὴ ἐπιγραμμάτων εἰς τοὺς τέσσαρας Εὐαγγελιστάς, Ἐπετηρὶς Ἑταιρείας Βυζαντινῶν Σπουδῶν (EEBS), 21, 254-279: 263 S. Kotzabassi, N. Patterson Ševčenko, D. Skemer, 2010, Greek manuscripts at Princeton, Sixth to Nineteenth Century: A Descriptive Catalogue, Princeton: 199 E. Mioni, 1967, Bibliothecae Divi Marci Venetiarum codices Graeci manuscripti. Codices in classes a prima usque ad quintam inclusi. Classis I, classis II, codd. 1-120 (vol. 1.1), Rome: 26 A. Mitsani 2005, Το εικονογραφημένο Ευαγγέλιο του Βασιλείου Μελιτηνιώτη (Καισάρεια, 1226), Δέλτιον τῆς Χριστιανικῆς Ἀρχαιολογικῆς Ἑταιρείας, 26, 149-164: 162 R. Nelson, 1991, Theodore Hagiopetrites. A Late Byzantine Scribe and Illuminator., Vienna: 134 display 3 more references (6 in total) hide 3 references (6 in total)
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[23522] Ματθ(αῖος) ἐξέφηνε σάρκωσιν θείαν [13th c.] ATHENS - Gennadeios Bibliotheke 1.5 [13th c.] (f. 54r) (1 verse) [21712] ματθαῖος ἐξέφη\|νε· σάρκωσιν θείαν [11th c.] PRINCETON - Scheide Library - Scheide M 1 [11th c.] (f. 8r) (1 verse) [22415] μα\|τθαῖος ἐξέφυνε σάρκω\|σιν θείαν [1301] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. app. I 19 [1300-1301] (f. 14r) (2 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Lotte van Olmen The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	BEiÜ IV, IT21 Paratexts of the Bible (Pinakes), 16863 Vassis ICB 2005, 448: "In s. Matthaeum evang." Vassis ICB 2011, 237: "In evangelium Matthaei"
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