Type 4274
(formerly typ/2372)
| Τέλος μὲν ἔσχεν ἡ γραφὴ τῆς πυκτίδος, | |
| ἀρχὴ δέ σοι γένοιτο τοῦ θείου πόθου. | |
| Εἰ γὰρ διέλθῇς ἐμπόνως τὸ πυκτίον, | |
| τοὺς μαρτυρικοὺς ἐννοουμένη πόνους | |
| καὶ τῶν ὁσίων τὸν πανόλβιον βίον, | |
| ζήλῳ πτερωθεῖσα Θεῷ προσεγγίσεις, | |
| ὃς καὶ καλῶς σκέποι σε, γυναικῶν κλέος. |
| Text source | A. Papadopoulos-Kerameus, 1891, Ἱεροσολυμιτικὴ βιβλιοθήκη ἤτοι κατάλογος τῶν ἐν ταῖς βιβλιοθήκαις τοῦ ἁγιωτάτου ἀποστολικοῦ τε καὶ καθολικοῦ ὀρθοδόξου πατριαρχικοῦ θρόνου τῶν Ἱεροσολύμων καὶ πάσης Παλαιστίνης ἀποκειμένων ἑλληνικῶν κωδίκων (vol. 1), Saint-Petersburg: 69 |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) | |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Tag(s) | |
| Comment | This poem is notably an address to a female reader. Note the playful contradictions ('Τέλος', 'ἀρχὴ') and repetitions ('ἐμπόνως', 'πόνους' and 'πανόλβιον βίον'). |
| Bibliography | |
| Number of verses | 7 |
| Occurrence(s) |
[20547] τέλος μὲν ἔσχ(εν) ἡ γραφὴ | τῆς πυκτήδος
[1101-1125]
JERUSALEM - Patriarchike Bibliotheke - Panaghiou Taphou 17 [1101-1125] (f. 241r) (7 verses) |
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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, 721: "Librarii nota" |
| Permalink | http://dev.dbbe.ugent.be/types/4274 |
Last modified: 2026-01-19.
