Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 5178
(formerly typ/3227)

	Σταυρικὸν ὅπλον δεσποτικῆς ἰσχύος
	πόθῳ τετευχὼς φύλ᾽ ἀτασθάλων τρέπω.

Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 386-387
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Image-related epigram Scribe-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Holy Cross
Tag(s)	Description of an image Miniature
Translation(s)	A cruciform weapon of the Lord's might fashioning with love, I turn back the tribes of evil ones. Language English Source(s) J. Duffy, D. Angelov 2000, Observations on a Byzantine Manuscript in Harvard College Library, Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, 100, 501-514: 505 Die kreuzförmige Waffe der Macht des Herrn ließ ich mit Liebe schaffen und vertreibe damit die Stämme der Frevler. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 387
Bibliography	Primary J. Duffy, D. Angelov 2000, Observations on a Byzantine Manuscript in Harvard College Library, Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, 100, 501-514: 505
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[26972] σταυρικὸν ὅπλον δεσποτικῆς ἰσχύος [1026-1075] CAMBRIDGE (MA) - Harvard College Library, The Houghton Library - MS. Typ. 215 [1026-1075] (f. 1r) (2 verses) [21965] σταυρικὸν ὅ\|πλον δεσποτι\|κῆς ἰσχύος \| [11th c.] SAINT PETERSBURG - Rossijskaja Nacional'naja biblioteka (RNB) - Ф. № 906 (Gr.) Gr. 67 (Granstrem 249) [11th c.] (f. 14r) (2 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	BEiÜ IV, RUS8 Paratexts of the Bible (Pinakes), 17950 Vassis ICB 2005, 685: "In crucem"
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