Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 5515
(formerly typ/3572)

	Νῦν, οὐρανέ, σκίρτησον, εὐφράνθητί μοι,
	ἡ γῆ δὲ πᾶσα σὺν βροτοῖς χόρευέ μοι·
	θεὸς γὰρ ἐξέλαμψεν ἐκ τῆς παρθένου,
	ὁ μητρὸς ἐκτὸς καὶ πατρὸς φανεὶς δίχα,
	ὁ πᾶσιν ἀπρόσιτος ἁπτὸς ἀρτίως.
	Ὦ θαῦμα καινόν· πῶς θεὸς μικρὸν βρέφος;
	Μάγοι τὰ δῶρα προσφέρουσι τῷ βρέφει,
	νόες τὸν ὕμνον καὶ τὸ θαῦμα ποιμένες,
	σπήλαιον ἡ γῆ καὶ φάτνην ἐρημία,
	ἄχραντον ἡμεῖς παρθένον καὶ μητέρα.

Text source	H. Hunger 1982, Gregorios von Korinth Epigramme auf die Feste des Dodekaorton, Analecta Bollandiana, 100, 637-651: 638
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Text-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Gregory Pardos (1070-1156) (episkopos of Korinthos < Corinthia < Peloponnesos < Greece)
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Christmas Jesus Christ (10 BC-1 BC - 30-33) Theotokos Three Kings
Tag(s)	Reference to content of the book
Critical Notes	Hunger's apparatus: 4 δίχα ] ἐπεὶ ἦν Θεὸς δί[χα... \|\| ἐπεὶ ἦν καὶ cod. in margine; cetera abscissa sunt 8 νόες ] ἄγγελοι cod. in margine
Translation(s)	Now, dance heaven, rejoice for me! The entire earth may dance together with the mortals in my honor; for God shone from the [womb of] the Maiden, He who came to being without a mother and a father, [5] He who is unapproachable to all – He is now tangible for all. A novel marvel! How [can] God [be] a small baby? Wise men offer gifts to the baby, angels [offer him] hymns, the shepherds [offer him] astonishment, the earth [offers him] the cave, and the desert [offers] the crib [10] - and we [offer him] the undefiled Virgin and mother. Language English Source(s) N. Zagklas 2022, Gregory of Corinth: A Cycle of Epigrams on the Dodecaorton, in F. Spingou (ed.), The Visual Culture of Later Byzantium (vol. 2), Cambridge / New York, 1311-1324: 1315 Jetzt, Himmel, tanze, freue dich mit mir! Du ganze Erde, juble mit den Menschen! Denn Gott erstrahlte aus der Jungfrau Schoß, der ohne Mutter, ohne Vater ward, der Unnahbare - allen greifbar nun! O neues Wunder! Gott -ein kleines Kind! Geschenke bringen ihm die Magier, die Engel preisen ihn, die Hirten staunen, - die Höhle beut die Erd', Wüste die Krippe - und wir die unbefleckte Jungfrau-Mutter. Language German Source(s) H. Hunger 1982, Gregorios von Korinth Epigramme auf die Feste des Dodekaorton, Analecta Bollandiana, 100, 637-651: 639
Bibliography	Primary N. Zagklas 2022, Gregory of Corinth: A Cycle of Epigrams on the Dodecaorton, in F. Spingou (ed.), The Visual Culture of Later Byzantium (vol. 2), Cambridge / New York, 1311-1324: 1314 Secondary H. Hunger, O. Kresten, C. Hannick, 1984, Katalog der griechischen Handschriften der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek. Codices Theologici 101-200 (vol. 3.2), Vienna: 99
Number of verses	10
Occurrence(s)	[22734] Νῦν, οὐρανέ, σκίρτησον, εὐφράνθητί μοι [1251-1300] VIENNA - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB) - theol. gr. 128 [1251-1300] (f. 8v) (10 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Cristina Cocola, Rachele Ricceri, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 495: "Gregorius ep. Corinthi, In Christi nativitatem"
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