Type 5330
(formerly typ/3373)
| Ὁ σήμερον τύπτουσα τυγχάνων σφύρα | |
| ὕψους ἐπάρσει καὶ βάρει τῆς ἀξίας, | |
| τύφον κατασπῶν τῆς χαμερποῦς ὀφρύος, | |
| τὸν ὄγκον ἐξόριζε τῆς ἐξουσίας· | |
| στρέφει γὰρ εἰς ἄκμονα τὴν σφύραν χρόνος. |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) | Reader-related epigram |
| Person(s) | |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Tag(s) | (Spiritual) advice to the reader |
| Translation(s) |
Hodie cum sis tundens malleus, in-sublime elevatione tua et tuae dignitatis pondere, fastum detrahens repentis superbiae, tumorem extermina licentiae tuae: vertit enim in incude malleum tempus. |
| Comment | = Anth. Gr. Append. IV.116ε |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography category to be determined |
| Number of verses | 5 |
| Occurrence(s) |
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| 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, 550: "Eustathius Iconiensis, Versus paraenetici" |
| Permalink | https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/5330 |
Last modified: 2019-06-16.
