Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 31730

	Τὸν Χῖον ἂν γράψειας ὅσπερ ἐκ Χίου,
	σοφῶς περισπῶν, μηδαμῶς δίσταζέ μοι.

Text source	M. Luzzatto, 1999, Tzetzes lettore di Tucidide: note autografe sul Codice Heidelberg Palatino Greco 252, Bari: 126
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Reader-related epigram Text-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet John Tzetzes (12th c.) - PBW: Ioannes/459/
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Chios
Tag(s)	Address to the reader Correction Reference to content of the book Scholium
Translation(s)	Potresti scrivere "il Χῖον" (per uno) che appunto viene da Χίος, saggiamente mettendo il circonflesso: non mi avere assolutamente alcun dubbio (su quale delle due possibilità scegliere). Language Italian Source(s) M. Luzzatto, 1999, Tzetzes lettore di Tucidide: note autografe sul Codice Heidelberg Palatino Greco 252, Bari: 126
Bibliography	Primary C. Hude, 1973, Scholia in Thucydidem ad optimos codices collata, New York: 408
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[31733] τ(ὸν) χῖον ἂν γράψει(ας)· ὅσπερ ἐκ χίου [1146-1155] HEIDELBERG - Universitätsbibliothek - Palat. gr. 252 [851-950] (f. 289v) (2 verses)
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 784: "Ioann. Tzetzes, Scholium in Thucydidem (8.7.1)"
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