Type 5328
(formerly typ/3372)
| Τὸν ὅρκον, ὡς πῦρ καὶ τεθηγμένον ξίφος, | |
| ἄνθρωπε, φεῦγε, μὴ μάχαιρα τῆς δίκης | |
| στίλβουσα καὶ τέμνουσα ῥομφαίας πλέον | |
| σφάξῃ, φαγῇ σὲ μέχρις αὐτῶν ὀστέων, | |
| καὶ τὸ φλέγον φλέξῃ σε πῦρ αἰωνίως. |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) | Reader-related epigram |
| Person(s) | |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Tag(s) | (Spiritual) advice to the reader |
| Translation(s) |
Juramentum, ut ignem et acutum ensem, homo, fuge, ne gladius justitiae fulgens et caedens rhomphaea vehementius, trucidet, voretque te usque ipsa ad ossa, et comburat te urens ignis in aeternum. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography category to be determined |
| Number of verses | 5 |
| Occurrence(s) |
[22189] τὸν ὅρκον, ὡς πῦρ καὶ τεθηγμένον, ξίφος
[12th-15th c.]
FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 70, Cod. 20 [11th c.] (f. 1r) (5 verses) |
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Last modified: 2026-01-19.
