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Type 3208
(formerly typ/1340)

	Εἰ ζῇ τὰ νεκρὰ τῆς φθορᾶς ἐφθαρμένης,
	ἔδειξε Χριστὸς ἐκ ταφῆς ἀνηγμένος.
	Εἰ ζῇ δὲ καὶ νοῦς εἰς ψυχὴν ἥκων λόγων,
	ὁ Γρήγορος νοῦς εὐφυῶς ἂν δεικνύοι.

Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Manuel Philes (1275-1345) - PLP: XII.29817
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Gregorios of Nazianzos < Cappadocia (329 - 25/01/390) - PBW: Gregorios/128/
Tag(s)	Praise of the author Reference to content of the book Spiritual value of the book
Bibliography	Bibliography category to be determined E. Miller, 1857, Manuelis Philae Carmina (vol. 2), Amsterdam: 340
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[24398] εἰ ζῆ τα νεκρὰ τῆς φθορ(ᾶς) ἐφθαρμ(ένης) [1326] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 105 [1326] (f. 5r) (4 verses) [19230] εἰ ζῆ τὰ νεκρὰ τ(ῆς) φθορᾶς ἐφθαρμ(ένης) [15th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 7, Cod. 12 [15th c.] (f. 3r) (4 verses) [26023] Εἰ ζῆ τὰ νεκρὰ τῆς φθορᾶς ἐφθαρμένης [15th c.] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 554 [13th c.] (f. 3r) (4 verses) [23941] Εἰ ζῇ τὰ νεκρὰ τῆς φθορᾶς ἐφθαρμ(έν)(ης) [1326-1375] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - suppl. gr. 43 [1326-1375] (f. 12r) (4 verses) [20660] Εἰ ζῇ τὰ νεκρὰ τῆς φθορᾶς ἐφθαρμένης [14th c.] PATMOS - Mone tou Hagiou Ioannou tou Theologou 37 [13th c.] () (4 verses) [19038] εἰ ζῆ τὰ νεκρὰ τῆς φθορᾶς ἐφθαρμένης [15th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Ross. 986 (olim XI.136) [1426-1500] (f. 4v) (2 verses) display 3 more occurrences (6 in total) hide 3 occurrences (6 in total)
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 176: "Manuel Philes, In Greg. Nazianzeni orat. 1 in s. Pascha"
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