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Type 2634
(formerly typ/731)

	Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον Χριστὸν ἠξιωμένος
	φαγεῖν, ταφῆς λάμψαντα τῆς τριημέρου
	εὐαγγελιστὴς τυγχάνει Λουκᾶς τρίτος,
	ᾧ Παῦλος αὐτός, οὐρανὸν φθάσας τρίτον,
	καί, τὴν ἄνωθεν, τῶν ὑπὲρ νοῦν καὶ λόγον
	λόγων ἀκούσας, ἐκμυεῖ θεωρίαν.
	Οἵων ὁ Λουκᾶς εὐτυχεῖ διδασκάλων!
	Οὕτως ἄνωθεν οὗτος ἠκριβωμένος
	τὰ θεῖα θείως ἱστορεῖ, δεδειγμένος
	ῥήτωρ πυρίπνους, πάνσοφος θεηγόρος.

Title(s)	Στίχοι εἰς τὸν εὐαγγελιστὴν Λουκᾶν/ Στίχοι εἰς τὸν Ἄγιον ἀπόστολον καὶ εύαγγελιστὴν Λουκᾶν
Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 409-411
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Text-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Niketas David Paphlagon
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Jesus Christ (10 BC-1 BC - 30-33) Luke (evangelist, saint) (1st c.) Paul (apostle, saint)
Tag(s)	Praise of the author Reference to content of the book Spiritual value of the book
Translation(s)	Gewürdigt, das Brot des Lebens, Christus, zu essen, der leuchtete aus dem Dreitagesgrab, ist Lukas der dritte Evangelist, den Paulus selbst, der den dritten Himmel erreicht und die den Geist und Verstand überragenden Worte gehört hatte, in die himmlische Schau einweiht. Welcher Lehrer erfreut sich Lukas! So erzählt dieser, von oben vollkommen gemacht, das Göttliche in göttlicher Weise, erwiesenermaßen ein feuriger Redner, allweiser Künder Gottes. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 410
Comment	In the manuscript Athos, Megiste Lavra Ω 16 the epigram is splitted in two texts; vv. 1-7 and vv. 8-10.
Bibliography	Primary H. Coxe, 1969, Greek Manuscripts, Oxford: 617 E. Ioannidis 1864, Βιβλιογραφία. Περὶ τινῶν Εὐαγγελίων ἐπὶ μεμβράνης, Ὁ ἐν Κωνσταντινουπόλει Ἑλληνικὸς Φιλολογικὸς Σύλλογος, 2, 141-148: 146 A. Kominis 1951, Συναγωγὴ ἐπιγραμμάτων εἰς τοὺς τέσσαρας Εὐαγγελιστάς, Ἐπετηρὶς Ἑταιρείας Βυζαντινῶν Σπουδῶν (EEBS), 21, 254-279: 271 A. Kominis, 1988, Πατμιακὴ βιβλιοθήκη ἤτοι νέος κατάλογος τῶν χειρογράφων κωδίκων τῆς Ἱερᾶς Μονῆς Ἁγίου Ἰωάννου τοῦ Θεολόγου, Athens: 222 F. Lebrun, 1997, Nicétas le Paphlagonien: sept homélies inédites, Leuven: 30 D. Pallas, 1955, Κατάλογος χειρογράφων τοῦ Βυζαντινοῦ Μουσείου Ἀθηνῶν, Athens: 33 I. Sakkelion, 1890, Πατμιακὴ Βιβλιοθήκη, Athens: 60 C. Stornajolo, 1895, Codices Urbinates Graeci, Rome: 7 H. von Soden, 1902, Die Schriften des Neuen Testaments in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt auf Grund ihrer Textgeschichte. Untersuchungen. Die Textzeuge (vol. 1.1), Berlin: 381 display 6 more references (9 in total) hide 6 references (9 in total) Secondary P. Sotiroudis, 1998, Ἱερὰ Μονὴ Ἰβήρων. Κατάλογος ἑλληνικῶν χειρογράφων. 1-100 (vol. 1), Athos: 103
Number of verses	10
Occurrence(s)	[32984] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμ(έν)ο(ς) [31/05/1430] ANN ARBOR - University of Michigan Library 30 [31/05/1430] (f. 190r) (10 verses) [18274] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμένος [1292] ATHENS - Byzantino kai Christianiko Mouseio 155 (Β.Μ. 2779) [1292] (f. 95v) (15 verses) [25825] ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν \| ἠξιωμένος [1051-1100] ATHENS - Ethnike Bibliotheke tes Hellados 76 [1051-1100] (f. 283r) (10 verses) [23574] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστο)ν ἡξιωμένος [13th c.] ATHENS - Gennadeios Bibliotheke 1.5 [13th c.] (f. 82v-83r) (10 verses) [20355] ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν \| ἠξιωμένος [14th c.] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 936 (olim 734) [14th c.] (f. 171v) (10 verses) [30799] ζω(ῆς) τ(ὸν) ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμ(έν)ος [14th c.] ATHOS - Mone Hagiou Panteleemonos 770 [14th c.] (f. 89r) (10 verses) [18197] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμένος [11th c.] ATHOS - Mone Iberon 56 [11th c.] (f. 142v) (10 verses) [20420] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον Χριστὸν ἠξιωμένος [1337] ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Α 10 (Eustratiades 10) [1337] (f. 111r) (10 verses) [17151] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμένος [11th c.] ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Α 22 (Eustratiades 22) [11th c.] (f. 202v) (9 verses) [25324] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμένος [10th c.] ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Α 37 (Eustratiades 37) [10th c.] (f. 135r) (10 verses) [24990] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμένος [15th c.] ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Ω 16 (Eustratiades 1826) [15th c.] (f. 56r) (10 verses) [20777] ζωῆς ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξι\|ωμένος [1051-1100] BALTIMORE - Walters Art Museum W 532 [1051-1100] (f. 236v) (10 verses) [25761] (...) [11th c.] BIRMINGHAM - Cadbury Research Library, Special Collections - Braithwaite gr. 3 [11th c.] (p. 261) (10 verses) [25671] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμένος [11th-12th c.] DUBLIN - Chester Beatty Library - W. 135 [11th-12th c.] (f. 165v) (10 verses) [26322] ζω(ῆ)ς τ(ὸν) ἄρτ(ον) χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμ(έν)ο(ς) [11th c.] JERUSALEM - Patriarchike Bibliotheke - Panaghiou Taphou 25 [11th c.] (f. 14r) (10 verses) [20556] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμ(έν)ο(ς) [11th c.] JERUSALEM - Patriarchike Bibliotheke - Panaghiou Taphou 28 [11th c.] (f. 102r) (10 verses) [20772] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμένος [12th c.] JERUSALEM - Patriarchike Bibliotheke - Timiou Staurou 104 [12th c.] (f. 168v) (10 verses) [30764] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χριστὸν ἠξιωμένο(ς) [12th c.] KALAVRYTA - Mone Megalon Spelaion 3 [12th c.] (f. 155r) (10 verses) [25655] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χριστὸν ἠξι\|ωμένος [10th c.] LEIPZIG - Universitätsbibliothek - gr. 6 [10th c.] (f. 179r-179v) (10 verses) [25775] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμένος [1326] LONDON - British Library - Add. 5117 [24/02/1326] (f. 119v-120r) (10 verses) [26333] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμένος [13th-14th c.] LONDON - British Library - Add. 22741 [13th-14th c.] (f. 120v) (10 verses) [26583] (...)ῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμένος [11th c.] LONDON - British Library - Harley 5647 [11th c.] (f. 138r) (10 verses) [25838] ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμένος [11th c.] ORLANDO - The Holy Land Experience, The Scriptorium - Van Kampen 905 [11th c.] (f. 149v) (10 verses) [19941] Ζωῆς τ(ὸν) ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμ(έν)ο(ς) [1338] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Arch. Seld. Supra 29 [1338] (f. 117v) (10 verses) [19957] ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξι\|ωμένος [1476-1500] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Auct. D. 5.2 [1476-1500] (f. 262r-262v) (10 verses) [26326] ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χριστὸν ἠξιωμένος [15th c.] OXFORD - Lincoln College 18 [15th c.] (f. 111v) (10 verses) [25781] ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμένος [15th c.] OXFORD - New College 68 [15th c.] (f. 179v-180r) (10 verses) [24654] ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτ(ον) \| χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμένος [11th c.] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - Coisl. 21 [11th c.] (f. 175v) (10 verses) [24603] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμένος [12th c.] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 85 [12th c.] (f. 115v) (11 verses) [18266] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμένος [13th c.] PATMOS - Mone tou Hagiou Ioannou tou Theologou 94 [13th c.] (f. 93v) (10 verses) [25719] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἡξιωμένο(ς) [1368] PATMOS - Mone tou Hagiou Ioannou tou Theologou 334 [1368] (f. 169v) (10 verses) [21646] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμένος [10th-11th c.] PRAGUE - Národní Knihovna (Universitni Knihovna) XXV B7 [10th-11th c.] (f. 186v) (10 verses) [21686] Ζωῆς τ(ὸν) ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμ(έν)ο(ς) [1076-1200] PRINCETON - University Library - Garrett 4 [1276-1300] (f. 87r) (10 verses) [23046] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμένος [15th c.] ROME - Biblioteca Vallicelliana C 73.II (Martini 43) [15th c.] (f. 121r-121v) (10 verses) [23723] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμένος [12th c.] SAINT PETERSBURG - Rossijskaja Nacional'naja biblioteka (RNB) - Ф. № 906 (Gr.) Gr. 101, I (Granstrem 349) [11th c.] (f. 77r) (10 verses) [23736] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χριστὸν ἠξι\|ωμένος [951-1050] SAINT PETERSBURG - Rossijskaja Nacional'naja biblioteka (RNB) - Ф. № 906 (Gr.) Gr. 220 (Granstrem 147 et 251) [926-1025] (f. 106r) (10 verses) [23863] ζω(ῆς) ἄρτον. χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμ(έν)ο(ς) [12th c.] SAINT PETERSBURG - Rossijskaja Nacional'naja biblioteka (RNB) - Ф. № 906 (Gr.) Gr. 511 (Granstrem 355) [12th c.] (f. 119r) (10 verses) [19064] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμένος [12th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Urb. gr. 2 [1122-1142] (f. 166v) (10 verses) [25752] ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον \| χ(ριστὸ)ν ἠξιωμένος [1076-1100] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 358 [1076-1100] (f. 175v) (10 verses) [22486] Ζωῆς τὸν ἄρτον χρ(ιστὸ)ν ἠξιωμένος [1084] WASHINGTON D.C. - Dumbarton Oaks 3 [1084] (f. 186v) (10 verses) display 37 more occurrences (40 in total) hide 37 occurrences (40 in total)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Rachele Ricceri, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Nina Sietis, 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, VAT1 Paratexts of the Bible (Pinakes) , 15822 Vassis ICB 2005, 287: "Nicetas David Paphlago, In Lucam ev."
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