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Type 1910
(formerly typ/33)

	Γράψε Θεοῦ σαρκώσιος ἔξοχα θαύματα πάντα
	Ματθαῖος σελίδεσσιν, ἐπεὶ λίπε δῶμα τελώνου.

Title(s)	Εἰς τὸν Ματθαῖον
Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 162-163
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Subject(s)	Matthew (evangelist, saint) (1st c.)
Tag(s)	Praise of the author Reference to content of the book
Translation(s)	After leaving the tax collector's office, Matthew wrote in his pages all the excellent miracles of the incarnation of God. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, M. A. Tueller, 2014, The Greek Anthology. Books 1-5 (vol. 1), Cambridge: 55 Matthieu a écrit dans ce livre tous les miracles insignes de l'incarnation de Dieu, après avoir quitté son bureau de publicain. Language French Source(s) P. Waltz, 1928, Anthologie Grecque. Tome I: Anthologie palatine, Livres I-IV (vol. 1), Paris: 34 Es beschrieb alle außerordentlichen Wunder der Fleischwerdung Gottes Matthäus in Kolumnen, nachdem er das Zollhaus verlassen hatte. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 162 Sämtliche herrlichen Wunder der Fleischwerdung Gottes beschrieben hat Matthäus im Buch, nachdem er das Zollhaus verlassen. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. I-VI (vol. 1), München: 161 Scripsit Dei Incarnationis exima miracula omnia Matthaeus in paginis, postquam reliquerat domum telonii. Language Latin Source(s) B. De Montfaucon, 1715, Bibliotheca Coisliniana, olim Segueriana, Paris: 247
Bibliography	Primary H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. I-VI (vol. 1), München: 160-161 A. Kominis 1951, Συναγωγὴ ἐπιγραμμάτων εἰς τοὺς τέσσαρας Εὐαγγελιστάς, Ἐπετηρὶς Ἑταιρείας Βυζαντινῶν Σπουδῶν (EEBS), 21, 254-279: 263 M. Lauxtermann, 2003, Byzantine Poetry from Pisides to Geometres (vol. 1), Vienna: 346-347 W. Paton, M. A. Tueller, 2014, The Greek Anthology. Books 1-5 (vol. 1), Cambridge: 54-55 P. Waltz, 1928, Anthologie Grecque. Tome I: Anthologie palatine, Livres I-IV (vol. 1), Paris: 34
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[17348] ἔγραψε θ(εο)ῦ σαρκώσεως \| ἔξοχα θαύματα πάντα [14th c.] ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Α 12 (Eustratiades 12) [14th c.] (f. 6v) (2 verses) [21443] Γράψε θ(εο)ῦ σαρκώσιος ἔξοχα θαύματα πάντα [10th c.] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - Coisl. 195 [10th c.] (f. 9v) (2 verses)
Related type(s)	[1896] Ἀθανάτου βιότοιο τελεσφόρα ἔργματα Χριστοῦ (2 verses) (Same cycle) [1901] Ἀρχιερεὺς Ἐφέσοιο θεηγόρος ἐκ Θεοῦ εἶπεν (2 verses) (Same cycle) [2040] Οὐ κατ' ἐπωνυμίην Αἰγύπτιον ἔλλαχε λαόν (2 verses) (Same cycle)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Raf Praet, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Anthologia Graeca, I.83 BEiÜ IV, FR36 Vassis ICB 2005, 124: "In s. Matthaeum evang."
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