Type 5099
(formerly typ/3159)
| Κἂν σὸς μελιττόγλωττος ἔστη ῥοῦς, πάτερ | |
| τοῦ θανάτου θᾶττόν σε καθηρπακότος, | |
| ἀλλὰ τὸ λεῖπον τῆς ῥοῆς ὑπερχέει, | |
| ὁ γρήγορος νοῦς, ἀπὸ σου καθὰ πάλιν | |
| ἄρδευμα, καὶ γὰρ σῶν ὅδε γλωττισμάτων | |
| ἐξ ὧν ἐπλήσθη χύμα λαβὼν τοῦ Λόγου. |
| Title(s) | Εἰς τὸν μέγαν Βασίλειον |
| Text source | E. Cougny, 1890, Epigrammatum Anthologia Palatina cum Planudeis et Appendice nova epigrammatum veterum ex libris et marmoribus ductorum (vol. 3), Paris: 337 |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) | Author-related epigram |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Subject(s) | Basil the Great (330-379) (episkopos of Kaisareia < Cappadocia) |
| Tag(s) | Praise of the author |
| Critical Notes | 1 περῶν ] Cougny : πάτερ Vassis |
| Translation(s) |
In magnum Basilium. Etsi tuum mellitae-linguae steterit flumen in transitu, morte citius aequo te rapiente, saltem quod est reliquum fluenti superfunditur, vigilans mens, ex te sicut denuo irrigatio, etenim tuorum illa est (i.e. mens) osculorum, e quibus impleta est, effusione recepta Verbi. |
| Comment | = Anth. Gr. Append. III.283 |
| Bibliography | |
| Number of verses | 6 |
| Occurrence(s) |
[21863] NA
[15th c.]
SOFIA - B’Igarskata Akademija na Naukite 12 [15th c.] (f. 68r) (? verses) |
| Acknowledgements |
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, 397: "In s. Basilium" |
| Permalink | https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/5099 |
Last modified: 2020-10-01.
