Type 5388
(formerly typ/3423)
| Ἂν ἐξ ὕλης γράφωσι καὶ τοὺς ἀγγέλους, | |
| τί καινὸν εἰ γράφουσι καὶ σὲ ταῖς ὔλαις; | |
| Εἰ δ᾽ οὐχὶ καὶ πτέρυγας ἀγγέλου φέρεις, | |
| μάλιστα νικᾷς ἐξ ὕλης τοὺς ἀγγέλους. |
| Title(s) | Ἕτεροι |
| Text source | E. Miller, 1855, Manuelis Philae Carmina (vol. 1), Paris: 33 |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) | Author-related epigram |
| Person(s) | |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Subject(s) | |
| Tag(s) | Praise of the author |
| Critical Notes | 3 εἰδοῦσι καὶ πτέρυγας· ἐγγράφουσί σε Mioni (e MS Marc. gr. Z 438) |
| Comment | The poem is used as a book epigram and referred both to Cyril of Alexandria and to John Chrysostom. |
| Bibliography | |
| Number of verses | 4 |
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| Related type(s) | [5875] Ἄνευ ὕλης γράφουσι καὶ τοὺς ἀγγέλους (12 verses) |
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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, 50: "Manuel Philes, In imaginem s. Ioannis Chrysostomi" |
| Permalink | https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/5388 |
Last modified: 2022-08-25.
