Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 6019
(formerly typ/4008)

	Μᾶρκος λέων ὢν ὡς ἀπαθὴς τὸν νόον
	ἀρχὴν ἐποιήσατο τοῦ μυστηρίου
	τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ πάνυ βασιλέως
	Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ τῶν ὅλων.

Title(s)	In imaginem s. Marci evang.
Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 259
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Jesus Christ (10 BC-1 BC - 30-33) Mark (evangelist, saint) (1st c.)
Tag(s)	Description of an image Miniature Praise of the author
Critical Notes	4 Ἰησοῦ ] υἱοῦ Kadas
Translation(s)	Markus als Löwe unerschütterlich im Denken schuf den Anfang des Geheimnisses der Herrschaft des Allkönigs Jesus Christus, des Gottes des Alls. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 259
Bibliography	Primary S. Kadas, 2008, Τα εικονογραφημένα χειρόγραφα του Αγίου Όρους, Θεσσαλονίκη: 103
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[23504] μ(ά)ρκος λέων ὢν ὡς ἀπαθ(ὴς) τ(ὸν) νόον [13th c.] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 954 (olim 751) [13th c.] (f. 101v) (4 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Lotte van Olmen The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	BEiÜ IV, GR89
Permalink	https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/6019

Last modified: 2020-01-30.