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Type 5708
(formerly typ/3741)

	Τίς σου φράσαι, προφῆτα Δαυίδ, ἰσχύσει
	τῶν δογμάτων τε καὶ ξένων χαρισμάτων
	τὸν πλοῦτον, ὅνπερ ἡ χάρις τοῦ πνεύματος
	παρέσχεν ὄντων εἰς βροτῶν σωτηρίαν;
	ἀλλ᾽ οὖν νῦν ἡμεῖς ὡς Θεοῦ σαρκώσεως
	γεννήτορα γράφοντες ὑμνοῦμεν πόθῳ.

Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 492
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Image-related epigram Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	David
Tag(s)	Description of an image Miniature Praise of the author Reference to content of the book
Translation(s)	Who would be capable, O Prophet David, to express the wealth of doctrine and the marvellous gifts, which the grace of the Spirit has granted you for the salvation of mortals? We lovingly praise you now as we represent you, the begetter of God’s incarnation. Language English Source(s) C. Mango 2011, The Epigrams, in P. Canart (ed.), La Bible du Patrice Léon. Codex Reginensis Graecus 1, Città del Vaticano, 59-79: 75 Wer, Prophet David, wird imstande sein, den Reichtum deiner Lehren und erstaunlichen Gaben zum Ausdruck zu bringen, den die Gnade des Geistes zum Heil der Menschen gewährte? Aber wir nun preisen (dich) jetzt in sehnsüchtiger Liebe als den Urheber der Fleischwerdung Gottes, indem wir (dich) malen. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 492
Bibliography	Primary C. Mango 2011, The Epigrams, in P. Canart (ed.), La Bible du Patrice Léon. Codex Reginensis Graecus 1, Città del Vaticano, 59-79: 75 T. Mathews 1977, The Epigrams of Leo Sacellarios and an Exegetical Approach to the Miniatures of Vat. Reg. Gr. 1, Orientalia Christiana periodica, 43, 94-134: 132-133 G. Parpulov, 2014, Toward a History of Byzantine Psalters, Plovdiv: 234
Number of verses	6
Occurrence(s)	[22989] τις σου φράσαι προφῆτα δα(υι)δ ισχυσει [926-975] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Reg. gr. 1 [926-975] (f. 487v) (6 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	BEiÜ IV, VAT103 Vassis ICB 2005, 756: "Leo Sacellarius*, In Davidem"
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