Type 6882
(formerly typ/4784)
| - Τί δρᾷς, ποταμέ; ποῦ τὰ ρεῖθρα σου στρέφεις; | |
| - Οὐκ οἶδα τί δρῶ, πλὴν τὸν ἑστῶτα τρέμω. | |
| - Οὐχ’ εἷς γε μὴν ἕστηκεν. - Εἷς δέ με στρέφει· | |
| ὁποῖος οὗτος, τὴν περιστερὰν σκόπει. |
| Title(s) | Εἰς τὴν βάπτισιν |
| Text source | G. Papagiannis, 1997, Theodoros Prodromos, Jambische und hexametrische Tetrasticha auf die Haupterzählungen des Alten und des Neuen Testaments. Text und Indices (vol. 2), Wiesbaden: 200 |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Critical text |
| Genre(s) | Text-related epigram |
| Person(s) | |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Tag(s) | Reference to content of the book |
| Translation(s) |
– What are you doing, o river? Where do you turn your stream to? – I don’t know what to do, except to tremble before the One, who has been standing here. – Not one person has been standing here. – But only One turns me over: and how great is He, watch the dove! |
| Bibliography | |
| Number of verses | 4 |
| Occurrence(s) |
[25770] Αί δρας ποταμὲ ποῦ τὰ ρεῖθρα σου τρέφεις
[1326]
LONDON - British Library - Add. 5117 [24/02/1326] (f. 11r) (4 verses) |
| Related type(s) |
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Last modified: 2021-01-21.
