Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 4150
(formerly typ/2245)

	Ἀδὰμ γὰρ πάλαι πέπτωκε φαγὼν ἀπὸ τοῦ ξύλου,
	ὀργάνῳ δὲ χρησάμενος τῷ ὄφει σὺν τῇ Εὔᾳ.
	Χριστὸς δὲ τοῦτον ἤγειρεν ἐξαναστὰς τοῦ τάφου
	εἰς τὸ ἀρχαῖον ἄνεισιν ἀξίωμα τὸ πρῶτον.
	Μηκέτι γὰρ ἁμάρτανε ὡς ὑγιὴς ἐγένου,
	ἵνα μὴ χεῖρον γένῃ σοι· πεσὼν γὰρ ἐξανέστης.

Title(s)	Στίχοι εἰς τὸν δ' Λόγον
Text source	S. Eustratiades, I. Arkadios, 1924, Κατάλογος τῶν ἐν τῇ ἱερᾷ μονῇ Βατοπεδίου ἀποκειμένων κωδίκων, Cambridge: 12
Text status	Text partially unknown
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Reader-related epigram Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Decapentasyllable
Subject(s)	Adam Eva Jesus Christ (10 BC-1 BC - 30-33)
Tag(s)	(Spiritual) advice to the reader Division of the book Introduction to the subject Reference to content of the book Repentance
Comment	Eustratiades-Arkadios (1924:12) modified by DBBE.
Bibliography	Primary S. Eustratiades 1919, Ἁγιορειτικῶν κωδίκων σημειώματα, Γρηγόριος ὁ Παλαμᾶς, 3, 624-639: 554 Secondary E. Lamberz, 2006, Katalog der griechischen Handschriften des Athosklosters Vatopedi. Codices 1-102 (vol. 1), Thessaloniki: 135
Number of verses	6
Occurrence(s)	[20280] Ἀδὰμ γὰρ παλαι πέπτωκε φαγὼν ἀπὸ τοῦ ξύλου [1301-1425] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 32 [1301-1425] (f. 48v) (6 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Julián Bértola, Cristina Cocola, Raf Praet The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 9: "In sermonem Constantini Asan de casu Adami (...) [7]"
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Last modified: 2026-01-19.