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Type 2099
(formerly typ/166)

	Τὸν νοῦν τρανώσας ἀκλινῶς πρὸς τὸ βλέπειν
	τοῦ χρυσορείθρου καὶ μελισταγοῦς λόγους
	ἔτευξε δέλτον τῶν ἀποστόλων ὅλως
	πράξεις σοφῶς φέρουσαν ἡρμηνευμένας
	ὁ κλεῖνος Λέων ἐν πρωτοσπαθαρίοις
	αἰτῶν διʹ αὐτῶν λύσιν ἀμπλακημάτων.

Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 347-348
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Patron-related epigram Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	John Chrysostom (saint) Leon (11th c.) (protospatharios)
Tag(s)	Entreaty for a third person Praise of the author Reference to content of the book
Translation(s)	Den Geist unentwegt zum Blick hinführend auf die Worte jenes, der Gold verströmt und von Honig trieft, ließ er das Buch anfertigen, das zur Gänze die weise erläuterten Taten der Apostel enthält, der berühmte Leon unter den Protospatharioi, wobei er durch sie (d.h. die Taten der Apostel) um Vergebung der Sünden bittet. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 347 Rinvigorendo senza incertezze la mente per intendere le parole del Crisostomo che stillano miele, Leone, illustre tra i protospatari, compose il libro che contiene interamente gli atti degli Apostoli con sapienza interpretati, chiedendo attraverso la loro intercessione il perdono dei peccati. Language Italian Source(s) I. Furlan, 1978, Codici greci illustrati della Biblioteca Marciana (vol. 1), Milan: 35
Bibliography	Primary E. Mioni, 1981, Bibliothecae Divi Marci Venetiarum codices Graeci manuscripti. Thesaurus Antiquus. Codices 1-299 (vol. 1), Rome: 140 Secondary I. Furlan, 1978, Codici greci illustrati della Biblioteca Marciana (vol. 1), Milan: 35
Number of verses	6
Occurrence(s)	[17023] τὸν νοῦν τρανώσας ἀκλινῶς πρὸς τὸ βλέπειν [11th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 97 (coll. 569) [11th c.] (f. 3v) (6 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, IT17 Vassis ICB 2005, 780: "Librarii nota de libro Ioann. Chrysostomi a Leone protospathario confecto"
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