Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 5196
(formerly typ/3247)

	Μέθη συνεργός ἐστι τῆς ἁμαρτίας,
	φύγωμεν αὐτὴν ὡς παραιτίαν.

Text source	E. Mioni, 1981, Bibliothecae Divi Marci Venetiarum codices Graeci manuscripti. Thesaurus Antiquus. Codices 1-299 (vol. 1), Rome: 79
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Reader-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Basil the Great (330-379) (episkopos of Kaisareia < Cappadocia)
Tag(s)	Address to the reader Reference to content of the book
Comment	As preserved in cod. Marc. gr. Z. 55 (coll. 455), f. 243v, the second verse of this epigram contains ten syllables.
Bibliography	Primary S. Rudberg 1961, Annotations historiques et adscripta métriques contenus dans les manuscrits de Basile de Césarée, Scriptorium, 15, 61-67: 65
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[21998] Μέθη συνεργός ἐστι τῆς ἀμαρτίας [10th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 55 (coll. 455) [10th c.] (f. 243v) (2 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Maria Tomadaki, Lev Shadrin The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 451: "In s. Basilii homiliam adversus ebriosos (Marc. 55)"
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Last modified: 2020-06-29.