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Type 2341
(formerly typ/408)

	Υἱέος ἀρχεγόνοιο Θεοῦ μερόπεσσι μιγέντος
	ἔργα λόγους τε πάθη τε καὶ ἄλγεα πάντα καὶ πότμον
	Ματθαῖος ὧδ᾽ ἔγραψε καὶ ἔφρασε πνεύματος ἀλκῇ.

Text source	P. Sotiroudis, 1998, Ἱερὰ Μονὴ Ἰβήρων. Κατάλογος ἑλληνικῶν χειρογράφων. 1-100 (vol. 1), Athos: 130
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Subject(s)	Jesus Christ (10 BC-1 BC - 30-33) Matthew (evangelist, saint) (1st c.)
Tag(s)	Praise of the author Reference to content of the book
Comment	This epigram can also be found in the 16th-century manuscript Berol. Philipps 1566 (162). Text of Sotiroudis (1998: 130) modified by DBBE.
Bibliography	Primary R. Devreesse, 1950, Codices Vaticani Graeci. Codices 604-866 (vol. 3), Vatican City: 69 W. Studemund, L. Cohn, 1890, Verzeichnis der griechischen Handschriften der Königlichen Bibliothek zu Berlin. Codices ex Bibliotheca Meermanniana Philippici Graeci nunc Berolinenses (vol. 1), Berlin: 70
Number of verses	3
Occurrence(s)	[18177] υἱὸς ἀρχεγόνοιο· θ(εο)ῦ μερόπεσσι μιγέντο(ς) [12th c.] ATHOS - Mone Iberon 68 [12th c.] (f. 67r) (3 verses) [26472] υἱέος ἀρχιγόνοιο. θ(εο)ῦ μερόπεσσι μιγέντος [1051-1200] ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Α 6 (Eustratiades 6) [1047] (f. 89v) (3 verses) [17795] υἱέο(ς) ἀρχεγόνοιο θ(εο)ῦ μερόπεσσι μιγέντο(ς) [14th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 647 [14th c.] (f. 201v) (3 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Rachele Ricceri, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Paratexts of the Bible (Pinakes) , 16016 Vassis ICB 2005, 823: "In s. Matthaeum evang."
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