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Type 5812
(formerly typ/3834)

	Τὸν ἀετόν σε τὸν θεόπτην τὸν μέγαν
	ὁ Χριστὸς αὐτὸς ἀνὰ τὸ στῆθος φέρων
	τρανῶς λέγειν ἔοικε τῇ κοσμουργίᾳ·
	σέβου τὸ δεῖγμα τῆς ἐμῆς μοναρχίας.

Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 192
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Manuel Philes (1275-1345) - PLP: XII.29817
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Jesus Christ (10 BC-1 BC - 30-33) John (evangelist, saint) (1st c.)
Tag(s)	Praise of the author
Translation(s)	Indem er dich, den Adler, den großen Gottschauer, selbst an der Brust trägt, scheint Christus deutlich der Weltschöpfung zu sagen: Ehre den Beweis meiner Alleinherrschaft! Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 192
Bibliography	Primary S. Eustratiades 1917, Ἁγιορειτικῶν κωδίκων σημειώματα, Γρηγόριος ὁ Παλαμᾶς, 1, 49-771: 55 A. Kominis 1951, Συναγωγὴ ἐπιγραμμάτων εἰς τοὺς τέσσαρας Εὐαγγελιστάς, Ἐπετηρὶς Ἑταιρείας Βυζαντινῶν Σπουδῶν (EEBS), 21, 254-279: 276
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[26612] τὸν ἀετόν σε τ(ὸν) θεόπτην τ(ὸν) μέγαν [15th c.] ATHENS - Ethnike Bibliotheke tes Hellados 2925 [15th c.] (f. 112r) (4 verses) [23225] τὸν ἀετόν σε τὸν θεόπτην τὸν μέγαν [1326-1400] ATHOS - Mone Megistes Lauras Α 32 (Eustratiades 32) [13th c.] (f. 170v) (4 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, GR10 Vassis ICB 2005, 770: "Manuel Philes, In aquilam s. Ioannis evang."
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