Type 2487
(formerly typ/566)
| Σὺν ταῖς ἀκάνθαις ἐκφύονται καὶ ῥόδα | |
| ἀλλ' ἡ μέλιττα τοῖς ῥόδοις ἐφιζάνει | |
| φεύγει δὲ τὴν ἄκανθαν ὡς πλῆττον δόρυ | |
| οὕτως ἀναγνοὺς καὶ σὺ τούς δε τοὺς λόγους | |
| τὸ χρήσιμον ζήτησον ὡς εὔχρουν ῥόδον | |
| τὸ δὲ βλαβερὸν ὡς ἀκάνθας ἐκτρέπου |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) | Scribe-related epigram |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Critical Notes | v. 6: τοὺς δ' αὖ ἔρωτας ὡς ἀκάνθας ἐκτρεπε Vat. gr. 488, f. 257v. |
| Comment | The epigram occurs also in two post-Byzantine manuscripts: Ath. Meg. Lavr. K 52 (18th cent.), end of ms., and Par. suppl. gr. 1254 (16th cent.), f. 43v. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography category to be determined S. Eustratiades, Spyridon Lauriotes, 1925, Catalogue of the Greek Manuscripts in the Library of the Laura on Mount Athos, Cambridge: 225 |
| Number of verses | 6 |
| Occurrence(s) |
[17986] σὺν ταῖς ἀκάνθ(αις) ἐκφύονται καὶ ῥόδα
[12th c.]
VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 488 [10th-12th c.] (f. 257v) (6 verses) |
| Acknowledgements |
Contributor(s)
The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete. |
| Identification | Vassis ICB 2005, 701: "In fine codicis de metris" |
| Permalink | http://dev.dbbe.ugent.be/types/2487 |
Last modified: 2026-01-19.
