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Type 5259
(formerly typ/3319)

Χριστὸς ἐμοῖς καμάτοισιν ἀρηγόνα χεῖρα τιταίνοι.

Text source	W. Paton, M. A. Tueller, 2014, The Greek Anthology. Books 1-5 (vol. 1), Cambridge: 28-29
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Scribe-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Marinos
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Subject(s)	Jesus Christ (10 BC-1 BC - 30-33)
Tag(s)	Entreaty for first person Prayer
Translation(s)	May Christ extend a helping hand to my labors. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, M. A. Tueller, 2014, The Greek Anthology. Books 1-5 (vol. 1), Cambridge: 29 Que le Christ daigne tendre vers mes labeurs une main secourable. Language French Source(s) P. Waltz, 1928, Anthologie Grecque. Tome I: Anthologie palatine, Livres I-IV (vol. 1), Paris: 23 Christus, o halte die hilfreiche Hand ob all meinen Werken. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. I-VI (vol. 1), München: 141
Bibliography	Primary H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. I-VI (vol. 1), München: 140-141 P. Waltz, 1928, Anthologie Grecque. Tome I: Anthologie palatine, Livres I-IV (vol. 1), Paris: 23
Number of verses	1
Occurrence(s)	[22105] χ(ριστ)ὲ ἐμοῖς καμάτοισιν, ἀρη\|γόνα χεῖρα\| τιταί\|νοις [14th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 77 (coll. 502) [14th c.] (f. 509r) (1 verse)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Cristina Cocola, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Anthologia Graeca, I.29 (v.3) Vassis ICB 2005, 866: "In Christum"
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