Type 6059
(formerly typ/4039)
| Ἴσθι τουτὶ ἄνθρωπε ὄργανον θεῖον | |
| καλλικέλαδον τῶν Σειρηνείων μᾶλλον, | |
| νοῦν πρὸς ὕψος ἕλκοντα καὶ θεωρίαν, | |
| ἄφατον τερπνὴν μυστικὴν εὐοδίαν, | |
| προλήψεις παθῶν ἀποσοβῶν, διώκων, | |
| ἔνθουν, ἀπαθέστατον ὑφ’ ἡδονῆς δεικνύων. |
| Text source | R. Meesters, R. Praet, F. Bernard, K. Demoen 2016, Makarios' cycle of epigrams on the Psalms. Bodleian Baroccianus 194, Byzantinische Zeitschrift, 109(2), 837-860: 849 |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) | |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Subject(s) | Psalter |
| Tag(s) | (Spiritual) advice to the reader |
| Translation(s) |
Know, O man, that this is a divine instrument more beautiful-sounding than the Sirens. It draws the mind to sublimity and to contemplation, an ineffable, delightful and mystical journey. It repels and drives away all preoccupations of the passions. It makes the mind divine and utterly unaffected by sensual pleasure. |
| Bibliography | |
| Number of verses | 6 |
| Occurrence(s) |
[23568] ἴσθι τουτὶ ἄν(θρωπ)ε ὄργανον θεῖον
[15th c.]
OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Barocci 194 [15th c.] (f. 48r-48v) (6 verses) |
| Acknowledgements |
Contributor(s)
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| Identification | |
| Permalink | https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/6059 |
Last modified: 2023-05-09.
