The Paraphrasis of Joannes Geometres’ Metaphrasis of the Odes Marc De Groote n his description of the fifteenth-century Florentine manuscript Medic. Laur. gr. V 37 in 1764, A. M. BandiniIprovided the editio princeps of the so-called Metaphrasis of the Odes by Joannes Geometres (tenth century), an officer in the Byzantine army who, after being dismissed for reasons still unclear to us, retired as a monk in the monastery Ta Kurou in Constantinople.1 The work, a rewording in dodeca- syllabi of nine biblical pericopes which soon after the fifth century had won canonical regard in the Greek church and were recited during morning services, was republished by J. A. Cramer in 1841, based on the Parisian manuscript of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Suppl. gr. 352 (thirteenth century).2 Migne’s Patrologia Graeca (106.987–1002) adopted this version of the text in 1863, albeit with some changes. Although I have since proposed some obvious corrections to Cramer’s text, I considered it necessary to prepare a new critical edition and started a heuristic research, which resulted in finding what appeared at first to be twenty 1 A. Bandini, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Mediceae Laurentianae (Florence 1764–1770); Accedunt supplementa tria ab E. Ro- stagno et N. Festo congesta necnon additamentum ex inventariis Bibliothecae Laurentianae depromptum accuravit F. Kudlien I (Leipzig 1961) 65–68. 2 J. A. Cramer, Anecdota graeca e codd. manuscriptis Bibliothecae Regiae Parisiensis IV (Oxford 1841 [Hildesheim 1967]) 352–366. Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies 43 (2002–3) 267–304 © 2003 GRBS 268 THE PARAPHRASIS OF GEOMETRES’ METAPHRASIS manuscripts.3 One of them was Paris. gr. 2743, a paper manuscript, written by J. Diassorinos in the sixteenth century, containing Apolinarios’ Metaphrasis of the Psalms (ff.1–190)4 and a second work, entitled Metãfrasiw t«n ”d«n épÚ fvn!w ÉIvãnnou Gevm°trou (ff.190v–207v) and provided with useless interlinear glosses written in red by the same hand,5 and with the relevant Bible text in the margins. Although famous scholars such as K. Krumbacher and A. Ludwich still reckoned this manuscript in the Geometres tra- dition,6 its length alone (Paris. has 518 dodecasyllabi; the “real” Metaphrasis, taking into account the corrections I have made, 471) warned me that this text could not possibly be the same as Geometres’ work. Besides, when in the seven- teenth century L. Allatius wrote the Vatican codex Barb. gr. 74 (see n.10 infra), it was already clear that this (ff.78r–85v) was not the same version as the one he had seen in the Paris. gr. 2743, as he himself testified.7 In fact, reading the Paris codex, one observes that (mostly) this text represents the Bible in a more exact way, whereby new verses are added, some of the original ones replaced; furthermore, this version—we will call it the Paraphrasis—and the Metaphrasis do not always treat the same Bible excerpt.8 3 M. De Groote, “Der byzantinische Zwölfsilber in Joannes Geometres’ Metaphrase der Oden,” BZ 96 (2003) 75–77; for the list of manuscripts see 292 n.10 infra. 4 Title: ÉApolinar¤ou metãfrasiw efiw tÚn calt!ra ka‹ ÉIvãnnou Gevm°- trou efiw tåw ”dãw. §n oÂw ¶grace ka‹ EÈdok¤a aÈgoÊstou ka‹ di' fiãmbvn DvrÒyeow flerosolum¤thw. 5 These notes do not contain any interpretation or grammatical explana- tion, only synonyms. For examples, see 292–295 infra. 6 K. Krumbacher, Geschichte der byzantinischen Litteratur 2 II (Munich 1897) 736; A. Ludwich, Apolinarii Metaphrasis Psalmorum (Leipzig 1912) XXIV. 7 L. Allatius, De libris Ecclesiasticis Graecorum (Paris 1645) 62. 8 Ode 1: Paris. until Ex. 15:19, Metaphrasis until 15:21; ode 5: Paris. until Is. 26:20, Metaphrasis only until 26:19. MARC DE GROOTE 269 Who was the author? Certainly someone who knew Geometres’ work and who was well acquainted with the characteristics of metaphrases, but who caused considerable confusion by mentioning Geometres’ name in his title. It seems unlikely for Diassorinos himself to be the author: why would he have added explanatory notes to his own verses, left some of them metrically imperfect (see 292–295 infra), and made his own interpolation on line 430 (287 infra)? I. Sajdak, who published the first ode in 1932/3,9 still ex- pressed the opinion that, perhaps, this question can only be solved, once the whole Paraphrasis has been edited and compared with the rest of Diassorinos’ works. Be that as it may, I hope that this article will elicit some additional information in order that one day this intriguing riddle might be answered. In the first part of my contribution I present the editio princeps of the complete Paraphrasis, as found in the codex unicus, Paris. gr. 2743; in the apparatus criticus the versions of Cramer (taking into account the corrections I have suggested: supra n.3) (= Cr) and of the Paris. itself (= cod.), if rejected, are given. Then follows a justification of the corrections I have inserted, and a few comments on prosody and language. Finally, I verify to what degree the Bible is followed more faithfully in the Paris text than in Geometres’ Metaphrasis. 9 I. Sajdak, “Ioannes Geometres quatenus feratur auctor Paraphrasis Canticorum secundum codicem Paris. gr. 2743 traditae,” Eos 34 (1932/3) 311–318. 270 THE PARAPHRASIS OF GEOMETRES’ METAPHRASIS TEXT Metãfrasiw t«n ”d«n f.190v.1–2 épÚ fvn!w ÉIvãnnou Gevm°trou ÉVidØ ahÄ [Ex. 15:1–19] Afigupt¤vn pÒntvsin ”dØ Mvs°vw, Afigupt¤vn d' ˆleyron ÉIsraØl krãtow. ÖAisvmen ”dØn t“ kratai“ kur¤ƒ: 5 dÒjhw går §plÆrvse tØn ofikoum°nhn, pÒntvsen ·ppon ka‹ ‡thn flpphlãthn. o"tow bohyÚw ka‹ skepastØw ka‹ prÒmow, str°fvn tå deinå pãnta prÚw svthr¤an: o"tow yeÒw mou ka‹ mÒnow, ka‹ dojãsv, 10 yeÚw patr“ow, toËton Íc#sv mÒnon. yraÊvn ênaj mãxaw krataiò sÁn b¤&, ênaj krataiÚw oÎnom' aÈt“ tugxãnei. fisxÁn Fara#, ërma pÒntvsen b¤& êrdhn tr¤logxon, §kkr¤touw flpphlãtaw, 15 §ruyra›on ¶kruce kËma nhp¤ouw, ımoË t' ¶dusan §n bãyessin …w l¤yoi. f.191r brax¤onow b¤h Ïmnhta¤ sou, ênaj. ¶yrausen §xyroÁw dejiå sÆ, xrist° mou, plÆyei te!w dÒjhw ¶yrausaw dh˝ouw: 20 ÙrgØn pro!kaw $ fãg' aÈtoÁw …w jÊlon. Ïdvr di°sth pneÊmatÒw sou tª b¤&, te›xow d' §pÆgnuny' …w tÒy' afl =eusta‹ fÊseiw. ¶fh “Di#jaw,” §xyrÚw “aÔyiw lÆcomai, Tit. épÚ – Gevm°trou: om. Cr 2 pÒntvsiw Cr 3 d' ˆleyron : ˆleyrow Cr 6 pÒntvsen – flpphlãthn: tØn ·ppon …w ¶rrice ka‹ tÚn despÒthn Cr, pergens: êrdhn Fara% prÚw yalass¤an xÊsin 9 mÒnon Cr 11 yraÊvn – ênaj (17): om. Cr; 14–15: uide 21 19 plÆyei – jÊlon (20): om. Cr 21 b¤&: ¶kruce pÒntow §kkr¤touw flpphlãtaw add. Cr; cf. 14–15 22 te›xow – tÒy': efiw te›xow §frãghsan Cr 23 ¶fh – ëma (26): om. Cr MARC DE GROOTE 271 le¤an dãsv, cuxØn §mØn §mplÆsomai, 25 j¤fei foneÊsv, xe‹r d° mou kratÆsetai.” sÚn pneËm' ¶pemcaw, pÒntow eÂle toÁw d' ëma: sfodr«w ¶dusan …w mÒlibdow efiw bãyow. ˜moiow oÈde¤w soi ye«n, ênaj, p°lei: ˜moiow oÈde¤w, afinetÚw d' §n ésp¤loiw, 30 terãstia dr«n oÎtiw §ndÒjvw p°lei. sØn dejiån ¶teinaw ±d¢ toÁw d' êgan f.191v êbussow §kp°pvke toÁw énoustãtouw. &jaw d¢ laÚn ¶kkriton tª sª d¤k˙, §xyr«n éno¤ktvn §j°svsaw mur¤vn, 35 ’kisaw efiw g!n 'don«n phgØn ˜lhn. vÖdinan ¶ynh ka‹ parvrg¤syh g°nh, ofikoËnta kÊklƒ pãnta t«n Fulist°vn. Mvabit«n êrxontew ¶speusan tÒte, x#rƒ dunãstai toË ÉEd#moio j°noi: 40 e‡lhfe Mvåb ka‹ Fulistie‹m trÒmow, Xanaån ofikoËntew tãkhsan tª b¤&: p°soi d' §p' aÈtoÁw de›ma ka‹ m°gaw trÒmow, g°nonto lçew s«n braxiÒnvn sy°nouw, ßvw, ênaj, sÚw laÚw êxriw §j°bh, 45 ı laÚw o"tow ˜nper §ktÆsv, mãkar. 27 = Cr 352.21 28 m̃oiow – êgan (31): om. Cr 32 = Cr 352.20 33 tª – d¤k˙: sÚn xeir¤ sou Cr 35 ’kisaw scripsi: ’khsaw cod. 36 ’dinan cod. 37 pãnta – Fulist°vn (Filist°vn cod.): ka‹ lãtrai ye«n nÒyvn Cr 38 Mvabit«n – j°noi (39): om. Cr 40 filistie‹m cod. 41 Xanaån – trÒmow (42): om. Cr (ob hom.?) 43 g°nonto – sy°nouw : ¶frije pçw tiw s«n braxiÒnvn sy°now Cr 44 ênaj – ÉIsrahl¤thw (53): par!lyon oÓw §klhr#sv mÒnouw, | efiw g!n poyeinØn $n §phgge¤lv pãlai. | ény' œn krotoËntew kumbãloiw ka‹ tumpãnoiw, | calthr¤oiw, fÒrmigjin, Ùrgãnoiw, lÊraiw | ka‹ pçsin êlloiw e‡desi mousourg¤aw, | n¤kaw, trÒpaia, dÒjan õdomen, mÒnƒ | so‹ t“ kratoËnti ka‹ ye«n ye“ mÒnƒ: | oÂw efiw yãlassan ·ppon, èrmathlãtaw | ¶krucaw …w fãlagga Faravn›tin. | ı d' ÉIsraØl Àdeuse tØn Ígrån xÊsin | jhrån kay#sper pezÒw, Ímn«n s°, pãter Cr 272 THE PARAPHRASIS OF GEOMETRES’ METAPHRASIS ka‹ &gew efiw ˆrow te!w klhroux¤aw, f.192r o‡khm' ègnÒn soi eÈseb«w efirgasm°non, ˜ t' ésm°nvw po¤hse xe‹r teÆ, lÒge. ênaj §t«n êrxvn §p' afi«naw d' ¶ti. 50 ·ppoi ˜t' &lyon, Fara% d' flpphlãtai ka‹ pçn yalãsshw ërma keuym«naw skÒtouw, pãntaw m¢n o‰dm' ¶kruce pÒntou, éll' ˜mvw fisy“ p°rasen laÚw ÉIsrahl¤thw. ÉVidØ baÄ [Dt. 32:1–43] 55 NÒmou graf°ntow aÔyiw ”dØ Mvs°vw. OÈran°, prÒssxew, g! d', §nvt¤syht¤ mou: Ím›n lalÆsv §j §m!w gl#sshw lÒgouw, ka‹ prosdokãsyv fy°gma toÈmÚn …w Ïdvr, kately°tv d¢ =!ma toÈmÚn …w drÒsow, 60 …w ˆmbrow §p' êgrvstin, …w nifåw xlÒhn. ka‹ går bÒhsa kur¤ou moi toÎnoma: a‰non d' ëpantew t“ ye“ 'm«n dÒte. ˆntvw élhy! ¶rga pãnta kur¤ou, f.192v ıdo‹ d¢ toÊtou ka‹ tr¤boi pçsai kr¤seiw. 65 sofÒw, d¤kaiow, pistÒw, fisxurÚw mÒnow. mvmhtã y' …w ¥marton oÈk aÈt“ t°kna, laÚw ponhrÚw ka‹ parektetramm°now. o·vn kal«n t¤nousi kur¤ƒ g°ra, o"tow d¢ laÚw mvrÒw, oÈ sofÚw kr¤sin; 70 oÈk aÈtÚw o"tow s«ma sÚn diaplãsaw 53 fisym“ correxi 55 graf°ntow aÔyiw : pãlin graf°ntow Cr 56 prÒssxew scripsi: prÒsxew cod. 57 Ím›n – lÒgouw: om. Cr 58 ka‹ – drÒsow (59): ka‹ sugkat°lyoi fy°gma toÈmÚn …w drÒsow Cr 60 xlÒ˙ Cr 61 ka‹ – kur¤ou (63): eÂw §stin 'm›n, eÂw yeÒw, yeÚw mÒnow Cr 64 = Cr 353.14 65 = Cr 353.13 66 mvmhtã – t°kna: om. Cr 67 = Cr 353.16 68 o·vn : po¤vn Cr t¤nousi scripsi una cum Cr: t¤ousi cod. 69 = Cr 353.15 70 oÈk : Èk sic cod. MARC DE GROOTE 273 ka‹ xers‹ pÆjaw ka‹ diaryr#saw m°lh; mnÆsyhte Ùry«w 'm°raw afivn¤ouw, ¶th gen°ylhw ‡ste, ényr#pvn fÊtlh: patØr §re› soi taËta, presbÊthw g°rvn, 75 brot«n ˜te Ïcistow di!rken g°nh, ÉAdåm tÚ pr«ton …w di°speire gÒnouw, ¶neimen ¶ynh ka‹ kay¤sta toÁw ˜rouw: êllouw m¢n êlloiw égg°louw §pistãtaw, f.193r aÈtÚw d' •aut“ kl!ron e‡lhxe mÒnon 80 tÚn ÉIsraØl sxo¤nisma, toÁw ÑAbram¤daw. ÙfyalmÚw &n êgrupnow aÈtÚn prosbl°pvn: phgØn =°ousan tØn ênudron deiknÊei, parembal%n ¶sthsen efiw frourån kÊklƒ. …w ˆmmatÒw tiw §jetÆrhsen kÒrhn, 85 …w afietÚw pt°rujin eÔ 'plvm°naiw •Øn kalÊptei nossiãn, storgØn ¶xvn, die‹w •autoË égkãlaw §d°jato, sune›xen aÈtoÊw, e‰xe ka‹ metafr°nvn. yeÚw met' aÈt«n êllow oÈk &n §n pÒrƒ, 90 éll' aÈtÚw aÈtoÁw &je kÊriow mÒnow. én!jen efiw g!n fisxÊow peplhsm°nhn, poll«n ¶plhsen 'don«n pikrÚn stÒma: ¶laion §j°rreuse ka‹ m°li p°traw, f.193v bo«n kal«n tÊrvma, yremmãtvn gãla, 95 érn«n, §r¤fvn, st°ar §k mÒsxvn n°vn: 72 mnÆsyhte – fÊtlh (73): uflÒn te tãjaw ka‹ patØr keklhm°now: | érxÆn te so‹ doÁw t«n ırvm°nvn ˜lvn; | êfew tå koinå ka‹ skÒpei t«n s«n ˜sa Cr 73 ‡ste scripsi: ·ste cod. 75 brot«n – g°nh : om. Cr metri causa ˜te scripsi: ˜y' cod. di!rken scripsi: di(rken cod. 76 topr«ton cod. 78 égg°loiw, §pistãtaiw Cr 79 mÒnƒ Cr 81 aÈt“ Cr 83 ¶sthsen: ßsthken Cr 84 ˆmmatÒw tiw: ˆmmatow t¤w Cr §jetÆrhse Cr 85 éetÚw Cr 86 •Øn – §d°jato (87): om. Cr 89 yeÚw – mÒnow (90): Ïperye xrus«n, …w neossoÁw ±gãpa Cr 94 kalÚn Cr 274 THE PARAPHRASIS OF GEOMETRES’ METAPHRASIS aÂma staful!w, 'dÁ toË puroË krãtow. plhsye‹w ÉIak%b §jelãktisen m°ga, …w eÈtrafÆw tiw, …w platÊw te ka‹ m°gaw, …w p«low õttvn toË yeoË paretrãph, 100 yeoË d' ép°sth t!w •!w svthr¤aw. yeo›w par#junãn me to›w éllotr¤oiw, ¶rgoiw bdelukto›w m' §jep¤kranan tÒte. ¶yuse pikro›w feË yeo›w t«n daimÒnvn, yeo›w bdelukto›w, oÂw ¶yusan oÈd°pv, 105 yeo›w kak¤stoiw, prosfãtvw flknoum°noiw, yeo›w égn#stoiw to›w •aut«n patrãsin. lip%n d¢ tÚn tekÒnta ka‹ tr°fontã se, yeoÁw §po¤eiw toÁw tekÒntaw tØn plãnhn. tÚ friktÚn e‰den ˆmma ka‹ zhlo› m°ga f.194r 110 aÈt«n di' ÙrgØn ufl°vn ka‹ yhl°vn: yumoË gemisy¢n e‰pen: ÉEjapostr°fv prÒsvpon 'dÁ to›w strafe›si tåw fr°naw, de¤jv d' §p' aÈto›w ˜ yÆn §st' §p' §sxãtvn: ka‹ går panoËrgÒw §st' élhy«w ' fÊtlh, 115 uflo‹ d°, p¤stiw oÂw §n aÈto›w oÈ m°nei. aÈto¤ par#junãn me §p' oÈ ye“, aÈt«n par#junãn me to›w efidvl¤oiw: kég% §p' oÈk ¶ynei parojun« l¤an ka‹ t“ ébelt°rƒ parorgi« g°nei. 120 pËr §kk°kautai, yumÚw )ryh ka‹ fl°gei: 96 krãtow : …w xÒrton e‰xon, pantãpasin §trÊfvn add. Cr 97 §jelãktise Cr 99 õttvn scripsi: êttvn cod. 100 yeoË – tÒte (102): krhmnoÁw d¢ ka‹ fãraggaw e‰xe ka‹ p°traw Cr 103 t«n daimÒnvn : ka‹ prosfãtoiw Cr 104 oÂw ¶yusan : oÓw ¶gnvsan Cr 105 yeo›w – patrãsin (106): om. Cr 107 tr°fontã : s–zontã Cr 109 tÚ friktÚn (fruktÚn cod.) e‰den ˆmma: e‰de tÚ friktÚn ˆmma Cr 110 aÈt«n – yhl°vn : om. Cr 111 §japostr°cv Cr 112 'dÁ Scheidweiler: fidoÁ cod. 113 de¤jv – g°nei (119): om. Cr 116 metri causa toi conieci 120 pËr §kk°kautai scripsi sicuti Cr: parekk°kautai cod. MARC DE GROOTE 275 ßvw katvtãtou flegÆsetai údou ka‹ g!n fãg˙ karpoÊw te ka‹ tå g!w bãyh, kaÊsei sÁn aÈto›w ka‹ Ùr«n tåw krhp›daw. ka‹ pçn sunãjv deinÚn efiw aÈtoÁw tãxow f.194v 125 ka‹ suntel°ssv pãnta efiw aÈtoÁw b°lh. lim“ takÆs˙, br«siw Ùrn°vn ¶s˙, pikra›w tenÒntvn suntelesyÆs˙ pãyaiw. stel« kat' aÈt«n y!raw ±grivm°nouw, yumoË pn°ontaw, efiw xyÒn' §speirvm°nouw. 130 ¶jv maxa¤raw, §n tame¤oiw toÁw fÒbouw, ımoË d¢ pãntew: pary°now, nean¤aw, ka‹ sÁn g°ronti mastÚn ßlkon paid¤on. e‰pon: Diasper« se, yÆsv nvnÊmouw, efi mØ di' ÙrgØn barbãrvn parafrÒnvn, 135 makroxronoÊntvn, mØ sunektr¤cvs¤ se ka‹ kompãsousi ka‹ lalÆsousi m°ga: ÑHm«n ¶drase taËta xe¤r, oÈ kur¤ou. ¶ynow går êfron ka‹ parektetramm°non: taËt' oÈ sun!kan, oÈd' §pistÆmhn ¶xon: f.195r 140 efiw Ïsteron d¢ taËta gn#sontai tãxa. di#jetai går eÂw mÒnow p«w xil¤ouw, ka‹ mur¤ouw klinoËsi p«w mÒnoi dÊo, efi mØ yeÚw p°praken aÈtoÁw efiw fÒnon ka‹ xers‹n §kd°dvke t«n §nant¤vn; 145 yeo‹ går aÈt«n oÈd¢n ‰soi t“ mÒnƒ. parafrone›, m°mhnen ¶ynh tå j°na, oÂw êmpelow m¢n SodÒmvn ka‹ GomÒrraw, 121 ßvw – údou : om. Cr 122 fãg˙ scripsi: fãgoi cod. 123 kaÊsei – krhp›daw : om. Cr 125 ka‹ – b°lh : ka‹ pçn ken#sv t!w far°traw mou b°low Cr 126 ¶s˙: g°now ponhrÒn, pl!rew fioË yhr¤on add. Cr 129 yumoË – §speirvm°nouw : om. Cr 131 pãnta pary°nƒ Cr 136 kompãsvsi et lalÆsvsi Cr 139 taËt' – ¶xon: om. Cr 140 efiw : §w Cr 143 fÒnon : fyÒnon Cr 144 t«n: ta›w Cr 145 mÒnƒ scripsi una cum Cr: nÒmƒ cod. 276 THE PARAPHRASIS OF GEOMETRES’ METAPHRASIS xol!w stafulÆ, pikr¤aw plÆrhw bÒtruw, yumÚw drakÒntvn o‰now, fiÚw ésp¤dvn. 150 oÈ sumforÆsaw §sfrãgisa taËtã moi, ka‹ pãnta ke›tai nËn teyhsaurism°na; §n 'm°r& te¤sousi taËta t!w d¤khw, ˜tan ı poÁw aÈt«n §pisfalª xrÒnƒ. ı kairÚw §ggÊw, ±kÒnhtai tÚ j¤fow: f.195v 155 tÚ tÒjon §nt°tatai, tª neurò b°low. krine› går aÈtoÁw kÊriow ka‹ toÁw lãtraw, ÙfyalmÚn 'dÁn §mbale› pefrikÒsi: aÈtoÁw går e‰den §ktÒpvw pareim°nouw, §jhporhm°nouw te ka‹ leloipÒtaw. 160 fid%n ¶fhsen: Ofl yeo‹ poË ka‹ f¤loi §f' oÂw §yãrroun, oÂw §kÒmpazon m°ga, œn yusi«n tÚ st°ar, œn spond«n =Êsin efiw pl!rew e‰xon 'dÁ br«ma ka‹ pÒma; o"toi gen°syvn sÊmmaxoi ka‹ prostãtai. 165 oÈk ¶sti, kín drãmhte g!n te ka‹ pÒlon, êllow yeÚw plÆn mou: mÒnow går tugxãnv. §g% teleut!w ka‹ pno!w aÈtokrãtvr, §g% patãssv, fãrmakon d¢ traumãtvn §g% t¤yhmi: t¤w se xeir«n §j°l˙; f.196r 170 a‡rv prÚw Ïcow xe›ra, toËto d' ÙmnÊv: Z« ka‹ xron¤zv kre›tton afi#nvn ˜lvn, §mØn mãxairan éstrap!w tiy« flÒga, ény°jetai d¢ xe‹r §mØ t«n krimãtvn, 152 te¤sousi scripsi: t¤sousi cod. 153 ˜tan – xrÒnƒ: om. Cr §pisfalª scripsi: §pisfãl˙ cod. 155 §nt°tatai: §nt°taka Cr 156 to›w lãtraiw Cr 157 pefrikÒsin Cr 158 aÈtoÁw går e‰den : e‰de går aÈtoÊw Cr 161 oÂw §kÒmpazon: §jekÒmpazon Cr 164 prostãtai: oÈk ¶sti, gn«te, plØn §moË yeÚw mÒnow add. Cr; uide autem 166 166 êllow – tugxãnv : om. Cr; uide autem 164 167 aÈtokrãtvr: ı tam¤aw Cr 169 §j°loi Cr, pergens: §m«n kratous«n g!w, pÒlou ka‹ t«n kãtv; 170 ÙmnÊvn Cr 171 ˜lvn : zvØ d¢ mçllon ka‹ pnoØ pãntvn ¶fun add. Cr MARC DE GROOTE 277 katajan« mãstiji toÁw épostãtaw: 175 b°lh meyÊsv t«n brote¤vn aflmãtvn ka‹ tØn §mØn mãxairan §k t«n svmãtvn, éf' a·matÒw te traumãtvn x' èl#sevw kék t«n karÆnvn despot«n j°nou g°nouw. sk¤rta m°n, afiyÆr, oÈranÚw sÁn égg°loiw, 180 ka‹ proskÊnei d¢ pçsa t“ kt¤st˙ kt¤siw: ¶ynh, xãrhte, kl!row, uflo‹ kur¤ou, yeoË d¢ uflo¤, a‡rete sy°now m°ga, ˜y' aÂm' émÊnetai •«n ufl«n ênaj, §xyro›w d¢ te¤sei ka‹ stugoËs' aÈtÒn y' ëma, f.196v 185 doÊlvn d' •«n smÆsei yeÚw ˜lhn xyÒna. ÉVidØ ghÄ [1 Reg. 2:1–10] ÜAnnhw SamouØl mhtrÚw eÈxarist¤a. ÑVw §kratÊnyhn kur¤ƒ tØn kard¤an, )ryh k°raw mou t“ ye“, ka‹ tÚ stÒma 190 §jeplatÊnyh ka‹ kat' §xyr«n fisxÊei, svthr¤ƒ d' ¥syhn l¤an t“ s“, ênaj. oÈk ¶stin oÈde‹w kÊriow plÆn sou mÒnon, d¤kaiow oÈde‹w …w sÊ moi yeÚw mÒnow: plÆn sou går oÈde‹w ègnÚw êllow tugxãnei. 195 taËt' oÔn ır«ntew, toÁw ÍperkÒmpouw lÒgouw §kklin°tv pçw, mhd¢ xeil°vn prÒ˙ mhd' ˆgkon êr˙, mØ fres¤, mØ kard¤&. yeÚw går o"tow gn#sevn ı despÒthw, t°xnai d' ßtoimoi t“ texnourg“ t«n ˜lvn. 177 éf' – g°nouw (178): oÏtv strathgÆsantow êrti kur¤ou C r 180 proskÊnei d¢ : proskune›te Cr 182 yeoË – xyÒna (185): om. Cr 184 te¤sei iterum scripsi: t¤sei cod. 187 ënnhw scripsi: ênnhw cod., ÜAnnaw Cr 191 svthr¤ƒ – ênaj : om. Cr 194 plÆn – tugxãnei : om. Cr 278 THE PARAPHRASIS OF GEOMETRES’ METAPHRASIS 200 tÒjon kratai«n ±sy°nhsen efiw t°low, f.197r ofl d' ésyenoËntew zvnnÊontai tÚ krãtow: pein«sin êrton ofl pr‹n §mpeplhsm°noi, pein«ntew ofl pr‹n g!n par!kan §k kÒrou: t¤ktei m¢n •ptå koil¤a steiroum°nh, 205 êllh d' êteknow, ' pr‹n eÈteknoum°nh. yeÚw xorhgÚw ka‹ teleut!w ka‹ pno!w, bãllei kay' údou prÚw tÚ f«w ßlkei pãlin. Íco›, tapeino›, plout¤saw µ ptvx¤saw: p°nhtaw §k g!w §janistò kopr¤aw. 210 yrÒnoiw dunast«n §gkay¤zei toÁw kãtv yrÒnouw te aÈt«n proslabe›n klhroux¤an. eÈxãw te plhro› ka‹ dika¤vn toÁw xrÒnouw. fisxurÚw énØr oÈk §n fisxÊi sy°nei, yeÚw d¢ toÊtou sumpate› tÚn §nstãthn. 215 mhde‹w fres‹ goËn mhd¢ ploÊtƒ mØ b¤&, f.197v sofÒw, krataiÒw, ploÊsiow, sy°nvn m°ga, m°ga frone¤tv: pãnta =e›, pãnta str°fei: fÒbow yeoË b°baion §n b¤ƒ mÒnon, t!w éret!w ' kt!siw oÈ yn(skei xrÒnƒ. 220 pÒlond' én!lye kÊriow, brontò m°ga, §j Íst°rou g!w êkra krine› sÁn d¤k˙: o"tow par°jei to›w kratoËsi tÚ krãtow xristoË y' •autoË pãgxu d' Íc#sei k°raw. 200 kratai«n scripsi sicuti Cr: krataiÚn cod. 202 êrtvn C r 208 ptvx¤saw ka‹ plout¤saw C r 209 kopr¤aw: ptvxoÁw §ge¤rei, kuklik«w pãnta str°fei add. Cr 211 yrÒnouw – klhroux¤an : om. Cr 212 xrÒnouw : §peuloge›, d¤dvsin eÈethr¤an add. Cr 213 §n fisxÊi scripsi: §nisxÊei cod. 215 ploÊtƒ scripsi una cum Cr: plãtei cod. 219 kt¤siw cod. ante corr. yn(skei scripsi: ynÆskei cod. 220 pÒlond' Scheidweiler: pÒlon d' cod. 221 kr¤ne› sic cod. 223 xristoË – k°raw : k°raw d¢ xrist«n oÈranoË yÆsei m°xri Cr MARC DE GROOTE 279 ÉVidØ dhÄ [Abac. 3:2–19] 225 ToË despÒtou sãrkvsin ÉAbbakoÁm ¶fh: FÆmhw me t!w s!w ¶sxe, kÊrie, krãtow, ¶rgvn d¢ t«n s«n yãmbow §j°sths° me, …w gnvstÚw 'm›n §n dus‹ z–oiw ¶s˙, …w §kfanØw d¢ t«n xrÒnvn §p' §sxãtvn: 230 kair“ d¢ lãmc˙ ka‹ fÒbƒ pefrikÒtow o‡ktou sÁ mnÆs˙ ka‹ katastele›w d°ow, f.198r …w §jan¤sxei g!w •–aw fvsfÒrow, l°vn kay#sper §j ˆrouw katask¤ou. s!w éret!w ¶krucen oÈranoÁw plãtow, 235 ¶plhse dÒja tØn ˜lhn ofikoum°nhn, o" f°ggow …w f«w, xers‹n fisxÊow k°raw, f¤ltron krataiÒn, o‰ktow oÈk ¶xvn p°raw: o" prÚ pros#pou §kporeÊsetai lÒgow, paideutikØ mãxaira parå pos¤n y' ßo. 240 ¶sth, {§}se¤syh xy#n: §pe›den, tÆket' ¶ynh. ˆrh krataiå tª b¤& sunetr¤bh, bouno‹ petr«n te sklhrÒthw dierrãgh. afivn¤ouw e‰don pore¤aw ént‹ kÒpvn: pçw §ptoÆyh Madiãm, pçw Afiy¤oc. 245 kay' Ídãtvn ste¤leiaw ÙrgØn mØ sÊ ge, 225 ÉAmbakoÁm Cr 226 krãtow : trÒmow Cr 228 zva›w Cr 230 lãmceiw Cr 231 kataste¤l˙w Cr 232 §jan¤sxei Sternbach: §jan¤sxeiw cod. •–aw scripsi: •#aw cod. 234 oÈranÚn cod. ante corr. 235 dÒjhw Cr 239 parå pos¤n y' ßo : d¤stomon j¤fow Cr 240 ¶sthw Cr se¤syh: augmentum metri causa deleui: §se¤syh cod. sicuti Cr §pe›den, tÆket' ¶ynh : §pe›dew, tÆketai Cr 241 ˆrh : ¶ynh Cr sunetr¤bh: dieyrÊbh Cr 242 bouno‹: r̂h Cr 243 afivn¤ouw – kÒpvn: om. Cr 245 metri causa ste¤leiaw scripsi sicuti Cr: ste¤l˙w cod. sÊ ge scripsi: sÊge cod. 280 THE PARAPHRASIS OF GEOMETRES’ METAPHRASIS yumÚw d¢ to›w =°ousi mØ sÚw §mp°soi, f.198v mhd' §n yalãss˙ sØ parÒrmhsiw, m°dvn; ¶bhw §f' ·ppouw, flppãsin svthr¤a. tene›w tÚ tÒjon ka‹ katå sk!ptron bale›w. 250 =agÆsetai g! namãtvn éeirrÊtvn —»d‹w §p°lyoi to›w bl°pousi tØn xãrin,— ka‹ suntarãjeiw Ídãtvn tåw plhmmÊraw. fvnØn êbussow ¬ren ÍcÒyi m°ga, ı fvtÚw êrxvn …w per¤tteusen kãtv, 255 ¶sth prÚw aÈgåw ' selÆnh toË pÒlou: sØ ka‹ bol‹w f«w, éstrap!w d¢ pËr ˜plon. g!n §jerhmo›w sa›w épeila›w, s“ xÒlƒ ¶ynh katãjeiw. &lyew efiw svthr¤an laoË te toË soË t«n te so‹ kexrism°nvn: 260 bãlleiw kat' §xyr«n dusmenestãtvn mÒron, desmo›w traxÆlvn suntr¤beiw toÁw aÈx°naw. f.199r kãraw dunast«n §kt°mneiw §n §kstãsei ka‹ seismÚw aÈtoÁw lÆcetai t!w kard¤aw: xanoËsin oÂa ptvxÚw §sy¤vn lãyr&. 265 ·ppouw d¢ toÁw soÁw eÈdrome›n kay' Ídãtvn d°dvkaw, ÍgrÚn suntarãssontaw kÊtow. kateplãghn, ¶frija ka‹ sunestãlhn oÂw yespiƒd«n ka‹ tÚ m°llon probl°pvn: efis!lyen aÍt“ m°xriw Ùst°vn trÒmow, 270 suneklonÆyh ka‹ bãyow t!w fisxÊow. 246 mØ sÚw scripsi una cum Cr: m›sow cod. 247 m°don Cr 248 flppãsin svthr¤a: flppãs˙ svthr¤an Cr 249 skÆptrvn Cr 251 tØn: sØn Cr 253 &ren, Íc#yh Cr 254 per¤tteusen : par¤ppeuse Cr 257 §jerhmo›w scripsi sicuti Cr: §jerhme›w cod. 258 katãjaiw Cr 261 traxÆlouw Cr 263 seismoÁw Cr 264 xaunoËsin Cr lãyr& scripsi: lãyra cod. 266 suntarãttontaw Cr 268 yespiƒd«n scripsi: yespiod«n cod., yespiƒd« Cr probl°pv Cr 269 aÍt“ (i.e. §maut“) scripsi: aÈt“ cod., aÈt«n Cr 270 suneklonÆyhn Cr MARC DE GROOTE 281 énÆsomai tÚ pneËma, kair“ t«n pÒnvn efiw laÚn ¶lyv t!w §m!w paroik¤aw. di' œn suk! gluke›a karpÚn mØ br¤sei mhd' eÈforÆsei bÒtruw §n ta›w émp°loiw: 275 ceusyÆsomai d¢ ta›w §la¤aiw prosbl°pvn, ka‹ t!w éroÊraw br«siw oÈ plÆsei stÒma: f.199v ka‹ yremmãtvn tÚ pl!yow §kl°loip° moi lim“ tak°ntvn, ka‹ bo«n kenØ fãtnh. §mo‹ d¢ dÒja kÊriow, xarã, sy°now, 280 efiw sunt°leian t«n kal«n tãttvn pÒdaw, tiye‹w prÚw Ïcow Àste nikçn §n m°lei. ÉVidØ ehÄ [Is. 26:9–20] ÑHsa˝ou prÒrrhsiw – eÈxØ tÚ pl°on. ÉEk nuktÚw aÈgØn e‰de sØn tÚ pneËmã mou: 285 f«w går nÒmow sÚw to›w §fhm°roiw, lÒge. ofl g!w ¶noikoi, gn«te tØn ‡shn kr¤sin. pçw dussebØw l°lhge mØ mãy˙ y°min, …w afisxrÚn ˆmma dÒjan ègnØn oÈk ‡d˙: pãmpan sxeyÆtv mØ yeoË timØn ‡d˙. 290 …w &n krataiÚw sÚw brax¤vn, xrist° mou, ka‹ toËton oÈk ædeisan ofl tolmht¤ai, plØn gnÒntew ofim#jousi ka‹ sÁn afisxÊn˙ f.200r z!low kay°jei laÚn ±grivm°non, ka‹ lÆcetai pËr …w trofØn §nant¤ouw. 295 ˘w pçn kalÚn d°dvkaw, efirÆnhn d¤dou: 271 énÊsomai cod. 273 karp“ Cr brÊsei cod. 275 prosbl°pvn scripsi una cum Cr: probl°pvn cod. 281 nikçn supra lineam add. cod. 283 ÉHsa˝ou Cr 286 kr¤sin: fidoÁ p°raw går ¶sxe t«n tolmhmãtvn add. Cr 287 l°lhge (cod. e corr.) – y°min: ˘w oÈ didãsketai kr¤sin Cr, pergens: oÈd' ÙryÚn o‰den ¶rgon §n gª ka‹ lÒgon. | )strace xristÒw, dussebØw pçw §rr°tv 289 pãmpan – ‡d˙ : om. Cr (ob hom.?) 282 THE PARAPHRASIS OF GEOMETRES’ METAPHRASIS sÚn plãsma, plãsthw, §janaplãsaiw mÒnow: oÈk ‡smen êllon plØn mÒnon soË despÒthn. …w oÈ pãlin pneÊsousin ofl teynhkÒtew, oÈd' fiatro‹ s#sousi nekroÁw §k tãfou: 300 ény' œn §pãjeiw, §joloyreÊseiw, ére›w pçn êrsen aÈt«n ka‹ katãrjeiw efiw tãfon. to›w g!w krataio›w deinå prÒsyew, xrist° mou. prÚw s¢ bl°pousin ofl fÒbƒ pefrikÒtew, paideutikØ sØ =ãbdow efiw mikrÚn d°ow. 305 t¤ktousan Àsper ¶sxen »d‹w ka‹ mÒgow drimÊw tiw ÙjÊw, =Ægnusi boØn m°ga, ka‹ sØ kat°sth mo›ra toioutotrÒpvw, f.200v tÚn sÚn fÒbon sun°sxe gastr‹ kard¤aw, vÖdine. t¤ktei pneËma gª svthr¤aw 310 oÈd' §mpese›tai pçw tiw ı bl°pvn ênv: ofl gª pesoËntai tªde prostethkÒtew. pneÊsousi nekro‹ ka‹ palai«n mnhmãtvn ofikÆtorew =¤cousin ëlmasin l¤youw, plhsyÆsetai d¢ xarmon!w pçsa kt¤siw: 315 ‡ama pçsi to›w broto›w ' sØ drÒsow, mÒnh pese›tai dusseb«n katoik¤a. bãdize, laÒw mou, tame›on sÚn d' ‡yi, kle›son yÊran sØn tutyÚn …w kekrumm°now, ßvw par°ly˙ m!niw ' toË kur¤ou. 296 mÒnow : tãxow Cr 297 mÒnou Cr 300 êr˙w Cr 301 katãjeiw Cr 306 ÙjÁw =Ægnusi, boò Cr 309 gª : t!w Cr 310 oÈd' §mpese›tai : oÈ dØ pese›tai Cr 313 =¤cousin: le¤cousin Cr ëlmasi Cr 316 duseb«n cod. ante corr. 317 bãdize – kur¤ou (319): om. Cr MARC DE GROOTE 283 320 ÉVidØ ıhÄ [Jon. 2:3–10] ÉEk yhrÚw §kraÊgasen ÉIvnçw tãde: PrÚw kÊrion k°kraga susxeye‹w pÒnoiw kéke›now efisÆkouse ka‹ fyãnei tãxow: )kouse kraug!w koil¤aw §k tartãrou. f.201r 325 =¤caw yalãsshw efiw bãyh me kard¤aw, kuklo› potamo›w, Ídãtvn pl!yow x°ei flknoÊmenÒn moi pneÊmatow ka‹ kard¤aw: §moË di!lye pãnta t«n s«n kumãtvn. ¶fhn: ÉAp«smai, xrist° mou, s«n Ùmmãtvn. 330 m«n prostiyÆsv sÚn ne%n fide›n, lÒge; Ïdvr kat°rrei t!w §m!w cux!w m°xri, êbussow §sxãth me kuklo› tÚn tãlan: sxismåw petr«n ¶dusa ka‹ g!w puym°naw ’khsa, moxloÁw e‰don érrÆktouw pãlai, 335 éll' §k fyorçw f«w ' zvÆ mou blecãtv, s¢ tØn gluke›an t«n ır#ntvn 'm°ran, …w §kpn°ein ¶mellon, …w lipe›n b¤on. énepter#yhn n“ lab%n tÚn despÒthn: §mØ proseuxØ prÚw yrÒnon tÚn sÚn drãmoi. f.201v 340 ¶leican …w ¶leon aÈt«n ofl mãthn laloËntew µ fronoËntew, ofl plÆreiw fyÒnou: §g% d¢ yÊsv dÒjan, a‰non xeil°vn, ka‹ pãnta d#sv yçtton œn ÍpesxÒmhn, so‹ t«n strati«n t“ kratoËnti t«n ˜lvn. 327 flknoÊmenÒn scripsi sicuti Cr: flknoum°nƒ cod. mou Cr 328 pãnta scripsi una cum Cr: pneËma cod. 330 m«n – lÒge : om. Cr 333 sxisma›w Cr 338 n“ : nËn Cr 339 drãmoi: ka‹ so›w éxrãntoiw eÈyÁw »s‹n §mp°soi add. Cr 340 ¶leon scripsi: ¶laion cod. aÈt«n scripsi sicuti Cr: aÈtÚn cod. 342 xeil°vn: dãkru, proseuxÆn, suntribØn t!w kard¤aw add. Cr 343 œn : …w Cr 344 t«n strati«n : s«stra t¤nvn Cr 284 THE PARAPHRASIS OF GEOMETRES’ METAPHRASIS 345 ÉVidØ zhÄ [Dan. 3:26–56] DrÒsow kam¤nou – t«n tri«n a‰now n°vn. ÑVw eÈloghtÒw, afinetÒw, dÒjhw g°mvn yeÚw p°fukaw, ı pr‹n Ùfye‹w patrãsin, o" kl!siw efiw êpeiron afi#nvn t°low. 350 d¤kaiow e‰ tå pãny' ˜s' 'm›n efirgãsv. prçjiw d' élhyÆw, pçsa d' eÈye›a tr¤bow, kr¤siw d¢ pçsa efiw élÆyeian bl°pei: kr¤seiw élhye¤aw pepo¤hkaw, lÒge, 'm›n te ka¤ sou tª panolb¤ƒ pÒlei, 355 pÒlei krataiò, filtãtvn sou patr¤di, ka‹ pãnt' élhy«w &jaw 'm›n sÁn d¤k˙. f.202r poll«n d¤kaw soi t¤noimen tolmhmãtvn, …w §japestrãfhmen, …w épostãtai vÖ fyhmen §k soË, toÁw tey°ntaw soi nÒmouw 360 patoËntew oÈk ¶gnvmen: oÈ prostagmãtvn t«n s«n §pestrãfhmen, oÈd¢ kard¤aiw kekrumm°naiw sune¤domen tå prakt°a, kay%w §nouy°thsaw 'm›n sumf°ron. di' œn dika¤vw §jetÒjeusaw b°low 365 ëpan kay' 'm«n, pçn d' §p!jaw sÁn kr¤sei. d°dvkaw 'mçw xers‹ dusmenestãtaiw §xyr«n ép¤stvn, §knÒmvn, miaifÒnvn, dein“ basile› ka‹ turannikvtãtƒ, nik«nti pçsan §n ponhr¤& xyÒna. 348 patrãsi Cr 349 o" – t°low : yeÚw krataiÒw, friktÒw, ofiktirm«n g°mvn Cr; uide autem 434 350 pãny' – élhyÆw (351): pãnta, ka‹ pçsai kr¤seiw afl sa‹ d¤kaioi Cr 352 kr¤siw d¢ pçsa: ka‹ pçsa prçjiw Cr 353 kr¤seiw – lÒge : ka‹ pãnta nËn §p!jaw 'm›n sÁn d¤k˙ Cr; uide autem 356 354 ka‹ soË Cr 356 ka‹ – d¤k˙: om. Cr; uide autem 353 357 pollåw Cr so‹ t¤nomen Cr 363 kay%w – sumf°ron: om. Cr 365 d': om. Cr MARC DE GROOTE 285 370 oÈk ¶stin 'm›n nËn diçrai tÚ stÒma: xleÊh, g°lvw, ˆneidow, afisxÊnh, kÒprow f.202v pçsin dika¤vw so›w kat°sthmen lãtraiw. mØ dØ prod#s˙w efiw t°low mastig¤aw, ˜rkouw d¢ toÁw soÁw skorp¤s˙w efiw é°ra, 375 o‰ktÒn te tÚn sÚn §japostÆs˙w ˜lvw: di' ÑAbraåm tÚ f¤ltron, ÉIsaåk lãtrin, sÚn d' ÉIsraÆl: tre›w, ' triãw, pr°sbeiw d°xou, oÂw ka‹ plhyËnai sp°rma proe›pew tÒson cãmmon yalãsshw Àsper, êstra toË pÒlou. 380 di' œn, basileË, §sm¢n ±porhm°noi, smikro¤, tapeino¤, dustuxe›w, épvsm°noi mãstiji polla›w oÂa ta›w èmart¤aiw: oÈk ¶stin êrxvn, oÈ profÆthw, oÈd° tiw poimÆn, dikastÆw, flereÊw, strathg°thw: 385 oÈ yum¤ama, prosforå ka‹ yus¤a, oÈ naÚw oÈ bvmÒw te, Àste ka‹ yËsai f.203r kãrpvma dektÚn ka‹ gÒnu kl›nai kãtv ka‹ tÚn sÚn o‰kton •lkÊsai paraut¤ka. éll' ént‹ poll«n taËta yumãtvn d°xou: 390 cuxØn tapeinÆn, pneËma suntetrimm°non, phgåw =eoÊsaw dakrÊvn §j Ùmmãtvn, taÊrvn kay#sper muriãdaw ka‹ trãgvn, ska¤rontaw érnoÁw p¤onaw, mÒsxouw n°ouw. oÏtvw par' 'm«n tåw éna¤mouw yus¤aw 395 …w terpnå d«ra ka‹ d°xou ka‹ prosd°xou, 370 nËn: oÔn Cr diãrai cod. 372 pçsi Cr 373 prod#s˙w: parad“w Cr 375 ˜lvw : sØn kl!sin afid°syhti ka‹ tØn sØn fÊsin add. Cr 376 ébraåm cod.; cf. autem 506 et 516 377 d': om. Cr 378 plhyËnai (-yÊnai cod.) sp°rma proe›pew : prose›paw sp°rma plhyËnai Cr 381 épvsm°noi: ¶ynouw t¢ pantÒw, g!w ˜lhw Íbrism°noi add. Cr 386 oÈ bvmÒw te : oÈd¢ bvmÚw Cr yËsai scripsi: yÊsai cod. 387 kl¤nai cod. 388 §lkÊsai cod. 391 Ùmmãtvn: aflmãtvn Cr 394 tåw: tå errore cod. 286 THE PARAPHRASIS OF GEOMETRES’ METAPHRASIS ka‹ §ktele¤syv taËt' ˆpisyen kur¤ou: oÈ går kalÊcei tÚ prÒsvpon afisxÊnh t«n so‹ tÚ yãrsow efiw ée‹ teyhkÒtvn. ka‹ nËn poyoËmen ka‹ kekollÆmeyã soi 400 ka‹ fr¤ssom°n se ka‹ y°aw ±rthm°noi t!w s!w, ˆpisyen Àsper §kpeplhgm°noi. f.203v mØ dØ parÒc˙, mØ kataisxÊn˙w lãtraw, drçson mey' 'm«n oÂa xrhstÚw tª fÊsei, prçow, proshnÆw, ·levw, o‡ktou g°mvn, 405 =Êsaio 'mçw, dÒjan ±mfiesm°now. metatrape¤h to›w kakoÊrgoiw ' d¤kh doÊlouw te toÁw soÁw deinå to›w efirgasm°noiw, pãshw p°soien §k dunastik!w b¤aw ka‹ suntribe¤h pçn tÚ t!w =#mhw krãtow. 410 gn#tvsan …w sÁ kÊriow yeÚw mÒnow, yeÚw krataiÚw g!w ˜lhw, dÒjhw ˜lhw. Ofl d' §mbalÒntew efiw kãminon toÁw n°ouw nhoËntew oÈk ¶lipon oÂsper tØn flÒga efiw Ïcow ¬ron, ofik°tai toË koirãnou: 415 stÊpphn te, nãfyan, p¤ssan, o‡nar' émp°lou. ' flÚj §xe›to ka‹ di°trexe kÊklƒ f.204r Íp¢r kam¤nou, •ptãkiw purgoum°nh: 396 ka‹ – kur¤ou: om. Cr 398 efiw ée‹ scripsi: efisae‹ cod. teyeikÒtvn Cr 399 ka‹2 – soi : §j ˜lhw se kard¤aw Cr 401 §kpeplhgm°noi : drime›w §rasta‹ so‹ bo«men §k bãyouw add. Cr 402 parÒc˙ scripsi: parÒcei cod., Cr 403 drçson scripsi: drãson cod. tØn fÊsin Cr 404 pròow cod. 405 =Êsaio 'mçw : yaumastÚw fisxÁn Cr 406 d¤kh: tØn §ntropØn lãboien ofl tolmht¤ai add. Cr 407 doÊlouw – soÁw: lÆcoito deinå C r toÁw efirgasm°nouw Cr, pergens: lÆcoito tÚ prÒsvpon aÈt«n afisxÊnh 411 ˜lhw2: ˜low Cr, pergens: ofl tre›w m¢n oÏtvw eÈsebe›w nean¤ai 412 n°ouw cod. e corr. 413 nhoËntew: bãllontew Cr ¶leipon Cr 414 ¬ron: •ptãkiw purgoum°nhn. | §j •ptå phx«n ¶breme tÚ pËr m°ga add. Cr ; uide autem 417–418 ofik°tai – émp°lou (415): om. Cr 417 Íp¢r – m°ga (418): fl°gei d¢ pãntaw Àsper e"re ka‹ kÊklƒ Cr; uide autem 414 MARC DE GROOTE 287 p°rij d¢ ka›on ¶breme tÚ pËr m°ga deinoË turãnnou dhm¤ouw Íphr°taw. 420 ka‹ sugkat!lye toË yeoË parastãthw faidrÚw =ife›si to›w n°oiw efiw tØn flÒga, ka‹ §ktinãssei t!w kam¤nou tØn flÒga: m°son d¢ pneËma t!w kam¤nou pne› drÒsou, cÊxon ti terpnÚn ka‹ sur¤zon ±r°ma: 425 ¶flejen oÈd°n, oÈ parhn#xlhs° ti. tÒte kratoËntew eÈseb«w ofl tre›w ëma miò te gl#ss˙ ka‹ miò proyum¤& pl°kontew ¬san a‰non, Ïmnoun, eÈlÒgoun, ka‹ taËta terpn«n §jef#noun xeil°vn: 430 {' t«n tri«n Ïmnhsiw $n ¬don n°oi:} ÑVw eÈloghtÒw, …w ÍmnhtÒw, …w m°gaw f.204v yeÚw palaiÚw t«n pãlai gennhtÒrvn, ÍchlÚw Ïcouw pantÚw afi#nvn t' ênv, o" kl!siw efiw êpeiron afi#nvn t°low, 435 nik«sa dÒjan, Ïmnon, Ïcow ka‹ xrÒnon. …w eÈloghtÚw §n ne— toË soË kl°ouw Íp¢r m°low pçn, Ïmnon, Ïcow ka‹ xrÒnon. bl°pvn ênvyen t!w ébÊssou pçn bãyow, yrÒnoiw xeroub‹m §gkayÆmenow, fl°gvn, 440 …w eÈloghtÒw, …w ÍmnhtÒw, …w m°gaw. …w eÈloghtÚw §n yrÒnƒ toË soË kl°ouw, 420 parastãthw: o"tow =ap¤zei tØn kãminon kuklÒyen add. Cr 422 ka‹: ˘w Cr 424 cÊxon ti scripsi una cum Cr: cÊxonti cod. ±r°ma: tÚ pËr merisy¢n f«w pare›xe to›w n°oiw: | tÚ kaustikÚn d¢ to›w énãcasi mÒnoiw, | sune›xen …w yãlamow 'dÁw toÁw n°ouw add. Cr 425 ti: desmoÁw ¶kause, t«n trix«n ép°sxeto add. Cr 426 krotoËntew Cr 428 eÈlÒgoun : e‰xon xore¤an, ¬don eÈxarist¤an add. Cr 430 ' – n°oi: interpolatio mihi uidetur, om. Cr 431 m°gaw: yeÚw krataiÒw, kÊriow pantokrãtvr add. Cr 432 genhtÒrvn cod. 433 t': om. Cr 434 o": ka‹ Cr; cf. 349 436 ne— (scripsi: ne“ cod.): yrÒnƒ Cr; uide autem 441 439 yrÒnƒ Cr 441 …w – kl°ouw : om. Cr; uide autem 436 288 THE PARAPHRASIS OF GEOMETRES’ METAPHRASIS …w eÈloghtÒw, …w ÍmnhtÒw, …w m°gaw. ˘n eÈlogoËsin oÈrano¤, g! ka‹ nÒew, …w eÈloghtÒw, …w ÍmnhtÒw, …w m°gaw. 445 ÉVidØ hhÄ [Dan. 3:57–90] ÜUmnow t«n sof«n n°vn aÔyiw ka‹ œde: Tå ktistã, tÚn kt¤santa xristÚn eÈlÒgei: f.205r ÍcoËte, dojãzoite m°xri termãtvn. pÒloi faeino¤, pçsa d' égg°lvn fÊsiw, 450 ÍcoËte, dojãzoite m°xri termãtvn. ëpan tÚ =eustÒn, pçsa t«n ênv fÊsiw, ÍcoËte, dojãzoite m°xri termãtvn. êstrvn, selÆnhw kãllow, 'l¤ou fãow, ÍcoËte, dojãzoite m°xri termãtvn. 455 pçn pneËma ka‹ pçw ˆmbrow µ pçsa drÒsow, ÍcoËte, dojãzoite m°xri termãtvn. kaÊsvn, cËxow, pËr, kaËma, flogmÚw 'l¤ou, ÍcoËte, dojãzoite m°xri termãtvn. cËxow drÒsoi te, xiÒnew te ka‹ pãgoi, 460 ÍcoËte, dojãzoite m°xri termãtvn. nÊj, xiÒnew, pãxnai fid' 'm°raw fãow, ÍcoËte, dojãzoite m°xri termãtvn. f.205v f«w, éstrapa¤ te ka‹ n°fh ka‹ tÚ skÒtow, ÍcoËte, dojãzoite m°xri termãtvn. 465 ˆrh, lÒfoi, g! pçsa ka‹ xyonÚw fuÆ, ÍcoËte, dojãzoite m°xri termãtvn. 442 …w – m°gaw: om. Cr 446 Œde cod. 449 pÒloi – fÊsiw: pÒlow yeoË, nÒew te, tÚn yeoË lÒgon Cr 457 cËxow scripsi: cÊxow cod. flogmÚw 'l¤ou : ka‹ flÚj 'l¤ou Cr 459 cËxow (cÊxow iterum cod.) – pãgoi: f«w ka‹ skÒtow, pËr, 'dÁ f°ggow 'm°raw Cr 461 nÊj – fãow : pãxnai, kerauno¤, xiÒnew, pãgoi, n°fh Cr 463 f«w – termãtvn (464): om. Cr 465 ka‹ – fuÆ: pçsa g!w fÊsiw Cr MARC DE GROOTE 289 phga¤, yãlassai, t!w Ígrçw pçn yhr¤on, ÍcoËte, dojãzoite m°xri termãtvn. tå •rpetã, ptervtã, pçn g!w yhr¤on, 470 ÍcoËte, dojãzoite m°xri termãtvn. uflo‹ brot«n ëpantew, ÉIsraØl ëpaw, ÍcoËte, dojãzoite m°xri termãtvn. yÊtai, prof!tai, lãtrai ka‹ nevkÒroi, ÍcoËte, dojãzoite m°xri termãtvn. 475 cuxa‹ dika¤vn, afl pnoa‹ t«n keim°nvn, ÍcoËte, dojãzoite m°xri termãtvn. ofl z«ntew ègn«w, ofl tapeino‹ kard¤&, f.206r ÍcoËte, dojãzoite m°xri termãtvn. ÉAnan¤a te, MisaÆl, ÉAzar¤a, 480 ÍcoËte, dojãzoite m°xri termãtvn. st›fow profht«n, martÊrvn, épostÒlvn, ÍcoËte, dojãzoite m°xri termãtvn. tÚn fÊnta, tÚn fu°nta, pneËma, tå tr¤a ÍcoËte, dojãzoite m°xri termãtvn. 485 eÂw kÊriow, s°boimen ©n ka‹ tÚ krãtow, nËn ka‹ pr‹n efiw afi«naw afi#nvn, émÆn. ÉVidØ t!w yeotÒkou [Lk. 1:46–55] A‡nesiw ègn!w mhtropary°nou kÒrhw. CuxÆ, s°mnune despÒthn, tÚ pneËmã mou, 490 égall¤a, xÒreue s!w svthr¤aw: §pe›de ka‹ går kÊriow prÚw tØn lãtrin ka‹ tØn tapeinØn &ren efiw Ïcow m°ga. 467 Ègrçw cod. 469 tå •rpetã : tå pezã, tå Cr 473 lãtrai ka‹ : ka‹ lãtrai Cr 484 ÍcoËte – termãtvn : om. Cr 487 ”dØ t!w yeotÒkou : ”dØ y Cr 488 a‡nesiw ègn!w: ”dØ yeãndrou Cr 490 s!w svthr¤aw: xa›re ka‹ krÒtei Cr 492 m°ga : t°yeike yaËma t!w ˜lhw ofikoum°nhw add. Cr 290 THE PARAPHRASIS OF GEOMETRES’ METAPHRASIS fidoÁ kle˝zei pçn g°now me, pçn ¶ynow. m°gistã moi d°drake ka‹ kre¤ttv lÒgou, f.206v 495 o" dÒja, kl!siw, o‰ktow oÈk ¶xei kÒron oÂw de›ma kur¤ou dihnek«w m°lei. ¶deije 'm›n tÚ krãtow braxiÒnvn, m°ga fronoÊsaw §skÒrpise kard¤aw: eÂle dunãstaw §k yrÒnvn ka‹ toÁw kãtv 500 Ïcvsen §k g!w, §j°plhse gast°raw lim“ take¤saw, §j°thje tØn Ïbrin, ploÊtƒ brÊontaw §jap°steil' éyl¤ouw. toË paidÚw ént¤lhciw ÉIsraØl ¶fu: o‡ktou går §mnÆsyh ı pãntvn despÒthw, 505 kay%w proe›pe to›w palaio›w patrãsi, pr‹n ÑAbraãm te ka‹ semno›w ÑAbram¤daiw. ProseuxØ toË profÆtou Zaxar¤ou [Lk. 1:68–79] EÈxØ profÆtou ka‹ Zaxar¤ou m°low. ÑVw eÈloghtÚw ÉIsraÆlou despÒthw 510 ka‹ går •Ún lÊtrvse laÚn kindÊnou, •“ Dab¤dƒ d«ke n¤khn paid¤ƒ, f.207r Àsper profht«n e‰pen eÈag«n stÒma, érvgÚn 'm›n dusmen«n pãntvn p°lein, 493 fid¢ Cr 495 ¶xvn Cr kÒron: r̃on Cr 496 oÂw – m°lei: om. Cr 497 ¶deijen Cr 498 m°ga – kard¤aw: om. Cr 502 ploÊtƒ – éyl¤ouw : om. Cr 504 o‡ktou – despÒthw: om. Cr 506 pr‹n: prÚw Cr semne›w cod. 507 proseuxØ – Zaxar¤ou : om. Cr 508 eÈxØ – m°low : Zaxar¤ou y°spisma ka‹ xrhsmƒd¤a Cr 509 ÉIsraÆlou : ÉIsraØl ı Cr 510 ka‹ – b¤ou (520): oÂw eÈmen«w §pe›den ofike¤ouw lãtraw, | ka‹ paidÚw o‡kƒ Dau‹d )geire k°raw: | d°dvke ka‹ lÊtrvsin aÈto›w, …w ¶fh | gl#ssaiw profht«n, patriarx«n makrÒyen, | §xyr«n parasxe›n dusmen«n svthr¤an, | o‰kton tekÒntvn: ka¤ te mnhsy!nai lÒgvn, | ˜rkou y' ˘n e‰pen ÑAbraåm doËnai pãlin, | =usye›sin 'm›n xeirÚw §j §nant¤vn, | aÈt“ latreÊein ka‹ mÒnƒ zv!w xrÒnouw Cr MARC DE GROOTE 291 …w o‰kton 'm›n t' §rgãshtai patrãsi, 515 mnhsyª d' éxrãntou §ntol!w palaifãtou. ÑAbraåm ˜rkon vÖmos érxhg°t˙, …w étrÒmouw =Ês˙ stugoÊntvn §k b¤hw. aÈt“ dika¤vw eÈage› de› kard¤& Ïmnoiw latreÊein afis¤& t' fiyud¤k˙ 520 afi«naw efiw pãntaw t°low m°xri b¤ou. sÁ d¢ profÆthw, pa›, genÆs˙ kur¤ou: prÒsyen går aÈtoË e‰w •toimãsai tr¤bouw, le%n ˜pvw =Êsei tÚn 'marthkÒta œn émplakhmãtvn di' $n eÈsplagxn¤an, 525 §n * §pe›den éntolÆ min ÍcÒyi, mÒrou zof#douw tª skiò parhm°noiw f.207v fçnai fid' efirÆnhw §peuyËnai pÒdaw 'm«n badiz°men tr¤bouw fiyuntãtaw. f.207v.3 516 metri causa vÖmosen scripsi: vÖmos' cod. 521 paid¤on Cr genÆs˙ kur¤ou : yeoË g°n˙ Cr 522 prÒsyen – fiyuntãtaw (528): ka‹ prÚ pros#pou prosdramª toË kur¤ou | l¤youw diçrai, tåw ıdoÁw •toimãsai, | gn«s¤n te doËnai pçsi t!w svthr¤aw, | lÊtron di' o‰kton ptaismãtvn eÍrhkÒsin. | §n oÂw fidÒntew ofl kayÆmenoi skÒtei | §piskop!w f«w ÍcÒyen diaugãsan, | pÒdaw kateuyÊnvmen efiw ye¤aw tr¤bouw Cr 526 zof#douw scripsi: zvfÒdouw cod. 527 §peuyËnai scripsi: §p' eÈyÊnai cod. 292 THE PARAPHRASIS OF GEOMETRES’ METAPHRASIS COMMENTARY 1. Corrections10 35: ’kisaw < ofik¤zv (settle, LSJ II) rather than ofik°v (dwell, LSJ B); cf. Ex. 15:13: …dÆghsaw … tÚn laÒn sou. [’kisaw HIpcS: ’khsaw AV, vÖkhsaw BDEFGILNOPRXZ, khsaw C; *kat#ki- saw]. 53: fisy“ cod., so also Sajdak (supra n.9: 317); cf. Ex. 15:19: ofl d¢ uflo‹ ÉIsraØl §poreÊyhsan diå jhrçw §n m°sƒ t!w yalãsshw. [*diå jhrçw]. 56: pros°xv sc. orthographically gives prÒssxew; cf. Dt. 32:1: prÒsexe. [prÒssxew: none, prÒsxew ABCDEFGHILNO PRSVXZ; *prÒsexe tÚn noËn]. 68: t¤nv (pay a price, LSJ), not t¤v (honour, revere, LSJ); cf. Dt. 32:6: éntapod¤dote. [t¤nousi BCDEFGLNOPRSVX: t¤ousi none, tinÊousi AHZ, t¤nnousi I; *te¤nousi, éntapodid«si]. 75: with ˜y' only eleven syllables; ˜te as in Dt. 32:8. di!rken < diae¤rv = diair°v: divide, LSJ. [*diem°rizen = Dt. 32:8]. 10 Where appropriate the version of the manuscripts of Geometres’ Metaphrasis is given in square brackets. Codes: ac = ante corr.; ec = e corr.; pc = post corr.; A = Athos, ÉIbÆrvn 539 (XV; ff.44 v–47v) (ends l. 174); B = Munich, Bayer. Staatsbibl., Gr. 65 (early XVI; ff.294r–301r); C = Oxford, Bodl. Libr., Barocc. 25 (early XIV; ff.153r–158v) (ends l. 308 with lacunae); D = Berlin, Deutsche Staatsbibl., Phill. 1463 (XVI; ff.146v–157v); E = Modena, Bibl. Est., Gr. 65 (III B 13) (late XV; ff.135r–145r); F = Paris, Bibl. Nat., Gr. 2892 (XVI; ff.146v–157r); G = Gießen, Universitätsbibl. 669 (XV; ff.137r–147v); H = Athens, ÑIstorikÚn Mouse›on toË N°ou ÑEllhnismoË 64 (XVIII; ff.124r– 132r); I = Rome, Bibl. Vatic., Barb. gr. 74 (XVII; ff.78 r–85v); L = Florence, Bibl. Medic. Laur., Gr. V 37 (XV; ff.322v–336r); N = Naples, Bibl. Naz., Gr. II A 11 (early XVI; ff.127v [129v]–137r [138 r]); O = Rome, Bibl. Vatic., Ottob. gr. 217 (XVII; ff.94v–101v); P = Paris, Bibl. Nat., Suppl. gr. 690 (XI–XII; ff.109r– 112 v); R = Rome, Bibl. Angel., Gr. 50 (C 4. 5) (XVI; ff.118v–127v); S = Paris, Bibl. Nat., Suppl. gr. 352 (XIII; ff.176r–179r); V = Rome, Bibl. Vatic., Gr. 1268 (late XV; ff.128r– 132v) (ends l. 259); X = Rome, Bibl. Casan., Gr. 1528 (G. V. 6) (XVI; ff.132r–142r). In spite of repeated efforts, I have not succeeded in getting photographs or microfilm of two manuscripts: Meteora, Metamorf. 154 (XV) and Metamorf. 402 (XVII; ff.113v–124r); for the latter (code: Z) I can—up to a certain degree—rely upon an article by A.-P. Koumantos, “Translation of the Nine Odes ac- cording to John Kyriotis Geometris,” Deltion Bibl. Mel. (= Bull. of Bibl. Studies) 3 (1975) 128–133. I wish to express my sincere thanks to Mrs K. Katsarou of the Patriarchal Institute for Patristic Studies in Thessaloniki, who affirms that Athos, PanteleÆm. 779 (XVI–XVII) does not contain the Metaphrasis, although Sp. Lambros, Catalogue of the Greek Manuscripts on Mount Athos II (Cambridge 1900) 431, conveys this impression. I have marked the relevant interlinear glosses with an asterisk (*). MARC DE GROOTE 293 99: õttvn : Att. for õ s s v = é˝ssv (shoot , dart , glance, LSJ). [õttvn ACEFGHLPSVX: êttvn BpcIZ, êp Bac (followed by a blank), ép ND (followed by a blank), êptvn OR; *skirt«n]. 112: 'dÁ: cf. F. Scheidweiler, “Studien zu Johannes Geometres. I. Die Verstechnik des Johannes Geometres,” BZ 45 (1952) 281. 116: only eleven syllables; most probably a case of haplography. 120: pËr §kk°kautai = Dt. 32:22; otherwise yumÒw would be the subject of an unknown verb parekka¤v. [pËr §kk°kautai AHIPS: kautai BN (after a blank), katai D (after a blank), parekk°- kautai EFGVX, k°kautai (after a blank) O, paerkk°kautai sic R; pËr §kk°kauto Z; L has both parekk°kautai and, in the margin, pËr §k; C absent; *§kk°kautai]. 122: fãg˙ (subj. with fut. sense) seems preferable to the opt. of the potential mood (without ên ). [fãgh ABpcE F G H I L N pcO PRSVXZ: fãgoi none, sfãgh BacDNac; C absent; *katafãgoi]. 145: nÒmƒ: a case of transposition; cf. Dt. 32:31 ı yeÒw. [mÒnƒ ACFHILPSVZ: nÒmƒ BDEGNORX]. 152: te¤sousi: the future of t¤nv is often misspelled t¤sv in in- scriptions, papyri, and manuscripts (cf. LSJ). [te¤sousi Fac: t¤sousi ABCDEFpcGHILNOPRSVXZ; *épod#sousi]. 187: the proper name ÜAnna has genitive ending in both -hw and -aw ; cf. E. Hatch and H. A. Redpath, A Concordance to the Septuagint. Supplement (Graz 1975) 17. [ënnhw: none, ênnhw BEFGHINOPRX, sên nhw D, ênhw L, ênnaw S, Ö(A)nnhw Z; CV absent]. 200: in view of 1 Reg. 2:4 (tÒjon dunat«n), krataiÚn seems to be excluded. [kratai«n IS: krataiÚn BDEFGHNOPRVXZ, duna- t«n C; L has both kratai«n and krataiÚn; *fisxurÚn]. 213: §n fisxÊi as in 1 Reg. 2:9. [§n fisxÊi EFGHLOPRSVX: §nisxÊei BCZ, §n fisxÊei DIN; *dÊnatai]. 215: plãtow (breadth, width, LSJ) causes problems for an exact interpretation, unless it is meant to be extremely metaphorical; in that case, however, parallels cannot be found. 1 Reg. 2:10 reads §n t“ ploÊtƒ aÈtoË. [ploÊtƒ CHILPSZ: plãtei BDEG NORX, plãtv FV]. 220: pÒlond': cf. Scheidweiler 286. [pÒlond': none, efiw oÈranÚn B, efiw oÈranoÁw CDEFGHILNOPRSVXZ; *oÈranÚn]. 232: §jan¤sxei: cf. L. Sternbach, “Analecta Byzantina,” Č e ské Museum Filologické 6 (1900) 312; cf. Abac. 3:4: ka‹ f°ggow aÈtoË 294 THE PARAPHRASIS OF GEOMETRES’ METAPHRASIS …w f«w ¶stai. [§jan¤sxei P: §jan¤sxeiw BCDEFGHILNORSVX, §jan¤sxhw H, §jhn¤sxhw Z; *énat°lleiw]. 240: hypermetrical verse, unless the augment is deleted. For other cases of secondary tenses without augment, see below (298). 245: ste¤leiaw seems to be preferable, given the metre (otherwise eleven syllables) and the fact that there is clearly a wish, as the opt. §mp°soi (246) confirms. Besides, Abac. 3:8 does not have a prohibition either: mØ … »rg¤syhw. [ste¤leiaw CHILpcPS: ste¤- l˙w none, ste¤law BDEGNORX, ste›law FLacV; *mØ Ùrgisy!w]. 246: m›sow: iotacism. [mØ sÚw BCFGHILPSVXZ: m›sow none, mÆsow D, mÆ sow ENOR]. 257: §jerhme›w: a case of iotacism, as §jerhm°v is found nowhere. [§jerhmo›w CHISV: §jerhme›w BDEFGLNRX, §j §rhmo›w P; §. sa›w: §jerhme›sa›w O, §jerhmo›si Z; *keno›w]. 268: yespiod«n: orthographical fault. [yespiƒd«n: none, yes- pesiƒd« BCDN, yespiƒd« EGHIOecPRSX, yespesiƒd«n FL, yessivd« Z; *manteuÒmenow]. 269: aÈt“: basing myself on Abac. 3:16 (ka‹ efis!lye trÒmow efiw tå Ùstç mou) the obvious conjecture seems to be aÍt“ = §maut“ (cf. LSJ s .v. •autoË II). [aÍt“ : none, aÈt“ BDENORX, aÈt«n CGILPS, aÈtÚw F, aÈtoÁw HZ]. 275: prosbl°pvn: “I will be deceived in the olive trees when I look at them” (LSJ), rather than foreseeing (probl°pvn, LSJ). [prosbl°pvn IPS: probl°pvn BCDEFGHLNORXZ; *proor«n]. 327: flknoÊmenon should be connected with pl!yow (326). In light of Abac. 3:17 it is out of the question that the sense approach as suppliant (LSJ, with acc.) is meant here. [flknoÊmenÒn BpcEFG HLNOPRSXZ: flknoum°nƒ none, fiknoumenÒn Bac, fiknoum°non D, fiknoÊmenÒn I; *parakaloËnti]. moi: cf. Il. 12.374, Od. 21.209. [moi BDEFGHNORX: mou ILPSZ; L has both moi and mou]. 328: pãnta seems preferable, as Jon. 2:4 shows: pãntew ofl metevrismo¤ sou ka‹ tå kÊmatã sou. [pãnta IPS: pneËma BDEFG HLNORXZ; *)toi tå kÊmatã sou §p' §mo‹ flketeÊonti ¶peson]. 340: ¶laion is undoubtedly an orthographical fault; cf. Jon. 2:9: ¶leow aÈt«n. [¶leon: none, ¶laion BDEFGHILNOPRXZ, ¶lai S]. aÈt«n as in Jon. 2:9. [aÈt«n HIPSZ: aÈtÚn BDEFGLNORX]. 386: yËsai: infinitive needed in a clause of natural result. [yËsai DFHLP: yÊsai BEGINORSXZ; *yusiãsai]. 402: subj. aor. (or fut.?) parÒc˙ for prohibition; cf. Lk. 13:28. [parÒc˙ Z: parÒcei BDEFGHILNOPRSX; *par¤dhw]. MARC DE GROOTE 295 403: drãson: orthographical fault (cf. LSJ). [drçson BDEFGHN OPRXZ: drãson ILS; *po¤hson]. 424: ti is to be connected with terpnÒn; a dative cÊxonti would have no function in the sentence. [cÊxon ti SZ: cÊxonti BGHIOR, cuxonti DN, cÊxon t¤ EFLX, cÊxont¤ P; *dros¤zon]. 430: clearly an explanatory interpolation, not found in Dan. nor in the Metaphrasis. In reality, taËta (429) is concretized by the text which follows from 431 onwards. [' – n°oi: none]. 457: cÊxow: orthographical fault (cf. LSJ). Likewise 459. [cËxow: none, cÊxow BEFGHILOPRSXZ, cuxow DN; *krÊow]. 506: pr¤n is to be considered as an adverb (cf. LSJ A); Abraham and his offspring are not necessarily concretized by palaio›w pa- trãsi (505). Cf. Lk. 1:55: prÚw toÁw pat°raw 'm«n, t“ ÉAbraåm ka‹ t“ sp°rmati aÈtoË. [pr‹n BDEFGHLNOPRXZ: prÚw SI; *pãlai]. 516: for metrical reasons vÖ mosen (God is subject) is to be preferred; otherwise the verse has only eleven syllables. Cf. Lk. 1:73: ˜rkon ˘n vÖ mosen. 526: zvfÒdouw: orthographical fault. [*skoteinoË]. 527: §p' eÈyÊnai: orthographical fault; cf. Lk. 1:79: toË kateuyË- nai toÁw pÒdaw 'm«n. [*kateuyunai sic]. 296 THE PARAPHRASIS OF GEOMETRES’ METAPHRASIS 2. Prosody The Paraphrasis consists of 518 dodecasyllabi, some of which are hypo- or hypermetrical and have to be corrected (75, 116, 240, 245, 516). In two cases (239 ßo , 243 afivn¤ouw) synizesis should be assumed. As I have stated in my article on prosody (supra n.3), these verses normally have a caesura after the fifth (C5) or seventh (C7) syllable, as the following table shows. The presence/absence of caesurae in the Paraphrasis proves to be quite different from that in the Metaphrasis, where 73% of the verses have C5 and 27% C7. Ode Number of verses C5 % C7 % Neither C5 nor C7* % 1 52 29 56 17 33 6 11 2 131 90 69 35 26 6 5 3 37 33 89 3 8 1 3 4 57 42 74 13 23 2 3 5 37 22 59 15 41 0 0 6 24 14 58 10 42 0 0 7 99 81 81 16† 16 2 3 8 41 10 24 31 76 0 0 9 40 27 67 8 20 5 13 Total 518 348 67 148 29 22 4 *Namely 11, 17, 19, 24, 41, 46, 118, 119, 121, 153, 183, 185, 191, 243, 245, 353, 362, 496, 517, 520, 527, 528. †If verse 430 is deleted, only 15, = 15%. MARC DE GROOTE 297 3. Language The language used in the Paraphrasis provides a rather hybrid picture with both Homeric, classical, Hellenistic, as well as late-Greek elements. Note that the list of examples here is not exhaustive. A. Morphology (1) Accentuation: ‰sow (145): epic for ‡sow; cf. Il. 11.295, 18.56 = 437, Od. 3.290, 10.378. prÒ˙ (196) instead of proª; cf. prÒoint' in Dem. 21.212 and prÒointo in Thuc. 1.120.2, but proo›nt' in Dem. 5.15, proo›sye in Dem. 6.8, proo›ny' in Dem. 18.254. (2) Noun: (a) Diction: afietÒw (85) normally epic, lyric, Ion., and early Att. b¤aw (408) and b¤& (11, 13, 21, 41, 215, 241), but Ion. b¤h (17) and b¤hw (517). ÉIsrãhlow (509) rare: Jos. AJ 1.332, 4.180. Poetic oÎnoma (12): cf. e.g. Il. 3.235, Od. 6.194, 9.355, Hdt. 1.185.1, 3.4.1. f«w (207, 236, 256, 285, 335) and fvtÒw (254), but fãow (453, 461). Syncopated éntolÆ (525), poetic for énatolÆ; cf. TrGF II fr.323f.1 = 688.1; schol. Eur. Or. 331 m.d. etm.i. 8 (ed. S. G. Daitz, The Scholia in the Jerusalem Palimpsest of Euripides [Heidelberg 1979] 47). (b) Second declension: ÉEd#moio (39) with Hom. and Thess. gen- itive ending -oio. laÒw (44, 45, 53, 67, 69, 317), laoË (259), laÒn (33, 272, 293, 510), but Attic le#n (523). So too naÒw (386) but ne– (436) and ne#n (330). The word noËw has n“ (338) regularly, but heteroclite nÒew (443), normally from NT onwards; cf. Plot. Enn. 6.7.17, 4 Macc. 1:35, Rom. 7:23, 1 Cor. 1:10. Ùst°vn (269), normal in tragedy (e.g. Soph. Trach. 769), comedy (e.g. Ar. Ach. 1226), and late prose. (c) Third declension: dat. pl. bãyessin (16). ufl°vn (110) < uflÊw (cf. Ar. Nub. 1001, Soph. Ant. 571, Pind. Isthm. 8.27), but ufl«n (183). xeil°vn (196, 342, 429: cf. Hdt. 1.179.2, 1.185.4, 1.186.2, etc.; Pr. 12:13), but Ùr«n (123). (3) Adjective: (a) Diction: miaifÒnow (367), in Il. always epith. of Ares (LSJ).11 (b) Second declension: Attic declension ·levw (404). (c) Third declension: tãlan acc. m. sg. of tãlaw (332). (4) Pronoun: (a) Personal: Hom. ßo (239) = o", cf. Il. 2.239, 5.343, Od. 5.459. min (525): epic and Ion. acc. 3rd sg., cf. Il. 21.245 and 11 Cf. M. De Groote, “Die Quaestio Oecumeniana,” Sacris Erudiri 36 (1996) 105 n.167. 298 THE PARAPHRASIS OF GEOMETRES’ METAPHRASIS 318, Od. 4.244, Hdt. 1.11.3, 1.24.3, 1.45.1, 2.100.3. Unaccentuated after plÆn: plÆn mou (166), plÆn sou (192, 194). (b) Possessive: teÒw : Lesb., Hom., and Dor. of 2nd sg.: teÆ (48), te!w (19, 46); cf. Il. 1.138, 24.739, Od. 1.295, 3.122, 23.6. •Òw: Hom. and poetic of 3rd sg.: •“ (511), •Òn (510), •!w (100), •Æn (86), •«n (183, 185), cf. Il. 1.496, 5.321, Od. 4.618, 714. (c) Relative: ˜ te < ˜ste (48) (cf. ˜y' = ˜te [183]). (d) Negative: poetic oÎtiw (30), cf. Il. 1.88. (5) Numeral: dus¤ (228), dative of dÊo, is later Attic; cf. Jos. AJ 4.240; Plot. Enn. 6.1.7, 3.18; Plut. Arist. 4.2; schol. Dem. 24.18a (II 319 Dilts); Strab. 4.2.3, 8.3.14; Act.Apost. 12:6, 21:33. (6) Adverb: pãgxu (223) is epic, Ion., Aeol., and late prose; cf. Aesch. Sept. 641, Ar. Ran. 1531. p°rij (418) mostly in Ion. prose and tragedy, e.g. Aesch. Pers. 418, Hdt. 5.115.2, Xen. An. 7.8.12, Cyr. 1.5.2, 1.6.10. (7) Conjunction: poetic ±d° (31); cf. e.g. Il. 1.251, Od. 1.12. Epic and Cypriot. fid° (461, 527); cf. e.g. Il. 4.147, Od. 3.10. x' (177) = ka¤: cf. Greg. Naz. Carm.mor. (CPG 3035) 10.204, Carm. de se ipso (CPG 3036) 12.192, 45.264. (8) Particle: yhn (113) is chiefly an epic and Sicil. particle; cf. Il. 13.620, 17.29. (9) Verbs: (a) Unaugmented secondary tenses: bÒhsa (61), g°nonto (43), d«ke (511), lÊtrvse (510), p°rasen (53), po¤hse (48), pÒntv- sen (6, 13), tãkhsan (41), fãg' (20). (b) No contraction in §kpn°ein (337), x°ei (326), but pne› (423). (c) Infin. ending in -men: badiz°men (528); cf. didÒmen (Pind. Isthm. 8.66, Nem. 7.97), ¶mmen (Il. 18.364, Od. 14.332, 16.419, 19.289). (d) Alphabetical overview: êgv and compounds in aor.: &jaw (33, 356), &je (90), én!jen (91), §p!jaw (365). dat°omai : fut. is normally middle dãsomai, not dãsv (24). Thematic deiknÊv: deiknÊei (82); already in Hes. Op. 451. diae¤rv = diair°v (LSJ), hence di!rken (75); cf. Eus. Praep.Evang. (CPG 3486) 4.9.2. Com- pound of d¤dvmi in the subj. aor.: prod#s˙w (373); cf. Dt. 2:28, 14:20, 24, Mk. 6:37 (v.l.), Jo. 17:2, Apoc. 4:9 (v.l.), 8:3 (v.l.) . Indic. 2 sg. of e‰mi: e‰w (522), already in Hes. Op. 208. Thematic zvnnÊv: zvnnÊontai (201) since Hippoc. Mul. 1.68.12, cf. Jo. 21:18. Thematic flection of compounds of ·sthmi: pres. §janistò (209), imperf. kay¤sta (77) (cf. Diod. 19.15.3, Dt. 17:15). Fut. of tel°v: suntel°ssv (125), while normally tel« in Attic (cf. Xen. Cyr. 8.6.3); Pind. Nem. 4.43 has tel°sv. Thematic in- MARC DE GROOTE 299 flection of t¤yhmi: indic. pres. tiy« (172) < tiy°v. Aor. 2 pass. of fÊv: fu°nta (483), cf. Jos. AJ 2.83, 8.63, 18.6, 19.211, Theophr. Hist.pl. 4.16.2, Lk. 8:6. B. Syntax (1) Nom. instead of voc.: m°dvn (247), plãsthw (296). (2) Indic. in purpose clause: kompãsousi (136), lalÆsousi (136), =Êsei (523). (3) Subj. with fut. sense in main clause: ¶lyv (272), §j°l˙ (169), whereas the normal late fut. of aflr°v is •l« (cf. Dion. Hal. Ant.Rom. 11.18.2); fãg˙ (122), while usual late fut. is fãgomai (Dt. 2:28, 14:20, Si. 36:18, Lk. 14:15) or fagoËmai (Gen. 3:2 [v.l.]); cf. Oecum. Comm. in Apoc. (CPG 7470) 8.15, 9.3.3, 9.11.7, 11.16.4. (4) Absence of ên with subj. in subordinate clause: par°ly˙ <ên> (319). (5) Opt. for potential mood without particle ên (unless wish): §p°lyoi (251). The gloss reads: )toi »dinÆsousi. (6) Negation mÆ instead of oÈ in main clause: mØ br¤sei mhd' eÈ- forÆsei (273f). (7) Negation oÈ(k) (288) instead of mÆ in purpose clause: …w … oÈk ‡d˙ (cf. mØ ‡d˙ [289]). 4. Relation to the Bible text A. Additions in the Paris., by which the Paraphrasis repre- sents the Bible in a more faithful way than Geometres’ Metaphrasis Cod. Bible12 11–7 Ex. 15:3–6: kÊriow suntr¤bvn pol°mouw, kÊriow ˆnoma aÈt“. ërmata Fara% ka‹ tØn dÊnamin aÈtoË ¶rricen efiw yãlas- san, §pil°ktouw énabãtaw tristãtaw katepÒntisen §n §ruyrò yalãss˙. pÒntƒ §kãlucen aÈtoÊw, kat°dusan efiw buyÚn …se‹ l¤yow. ' dejiã sou, kÊrie, dedÒjastai §n fisxÊi 12 Editions used: (a) Old Testament: 1 Reg.: A. Rahlfs, Septuaginta. Id est Vetus Testamentum graece iuxta LXX interpretes I (Stuttgart 19357) 504– 505; other books: Septuaginta. Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Societatis Litterarum Gottingensis editum (Göttingen 1954– ): II.1 (1991) 197–202; III.2 (1997) 344–359; X (19793) 341–359; XIII (1984 3) 247–248 and 267–273; XIV (19833) 210–212; XVI.2 (1954) 120–132; (b) New Testament: B. and K. Aland, J. Karavidopoulos, C. M. Martini, B. M. Metzger, Nestle-Aland. Novum Testamentum Graece (Stuttgart 199827) 153–156. 300 THE PARAPHRASIS OF GEOMETRES’ METAPHRASIS 19f Ex. 15:7: ka‹ t“ plÆyei t!w dÒjhw sou sun°tricaw toÁw Ípe- nant¤ouw: ép°steilaw tØn ÙrgÆn sou, ka‹ kat°fagen aÈtoÁw …w kalãmhn 23–6 Ex. 15:9f: e‰pen ı §xyrÚw “Di#jaw katalÆmcomai, meri« skË- la, §mplÆsv cuxÆn mou, énel« tª maxa¤r& mou, kurieÊsei ' xe¤r mou. ép°steilaw tÚ pneËmã sou, §kãlucen aÈtoÁw yãlassa” 28–31 Ex. 15:11f: t¤w ˜moiÒw soi §n yeo›w, kÊrie; t¤w ˜moiÒw soi, de- dojasm°now §n èg¤oiw, yaumastÚw §n dÒjaiw, poi«n t°rata; §j°teinaw tØn dejiãn sou 41f Ex. 15:15ff: §tãkhsan pãntew ofl katoikoËntew Xanãan. §pi- p°soi §p' aÈtoÁw fÒbow ka‹ trÒmow 57 Dt. 32:1: ka‹ ékou°tv ' g! =Æmata §k stÒmatÒw mou 66 Dt. 32:5: 'mãrtosan oÈk aÈt“ t°kna mvmhtã 75 Dt. 32:8: ˜te diem°rizen ı Ïcistow ¶ynh 86f Dt. 32:11: …w éetÚw skepãsai nossiån aÈtoË ka‹ §p‹ to›w neosso›w aÈtoË §pepÒyhsen, die‹w tåw pt°rugaw aÈtoË §d°- jato aÈtoÁw ka‹ én°laben aÈtoÁw §p‹ t«n metafr°nvn aÈtoË 105f Dt. 32:17: kaino‹ prÒsfatoi ¥kasin, oÓw oÈk ædeisan ofl pa- t°rew aÈt«n 110 Dt. 32:19: ka‹ parvjÊnyh di' ÙrgØn ufl«n aÈtoË ka‹ yuga- t°rvn 113–9 Dt. 32:20f: ka‹ de¤jv t¤ ¶stai aÈto›w §p' §sxãtvn: ˜ti geneå §jestramm°nh §st¤n, uflo¤, oÂw oÈk ¶stin p¤stiw §n aÈto›w. aÈto‹ parezÆlvsãn me §p' oÈ ye“, par#rgisãn me §n to›w efid#loiw aÈt«n: kég% parazhl#sv aÈtoÁw §p' oÈk ¶ynei, §p' ¶ynei ésun°tƒ parorgi« aÈtoÊw 121 Dt. 32:22: kauyÆsetai ßvw údou kãtv 123 Dt. 32:22: fl°jei yem°lia Ùr°vn 129 Dt. 32:24: metå yumoË surÒntvn §p‹ g!w 139 Dt. 32:29: oÈk §frÒnhsan suni°nai taËta 153 Dt. 32:35: §n kair“, ˜tan sfalª ı poÁw aÈt«n 166 Dt. 32:39: ka‹ oÈk ¶stin yeÚw plØn §moË 182–5 Dt. 32:43: ka‹ §nisxusãtvsan aÈt“ pãntew êggeloi yeoË: ˜ti tÚ aÂma t«n ufl«n aÈtoË §kdike›tai, ka‹ §kdikÆsei ka‹ éntapod#sei d¤khn to›w §xyro›w, ka‹ to›w misoËsin éntapo- d#sei, ka‹ §kkayarie› kÊriow tØn g!n toË laoË aÈtoË 194 1 Reg. 2:2: oÈk ¶stin ëgiow plØn soË 211 1 Reg. 2:8: ka‹ yrÒnon dÒjhw kataklhronom«n aÈto›w MARC DE GROOTE 301 243 Abac. 3:6f: §tãkhsan bouno‹ afi#nioi pore¤aw afivn¤aw aÈ- toË. ént‹ kÒpvn e‰don skhn#mata AfiyiÒpvn 289 Is. 26:10: éryÆtv ı ésebÆw, ·na mØ ‡d˙ tØn dÒjan kur¤ou 317–9 Is. 26:20: bãdize, laÒw mou, e‡selye efiw tå tamie›ã sou, épÒ- kleison tØn yÊran sou, épokrÊbhyi mikrÚn ˜son ˜son, ßvw ín par°ly˙ ' ÙrgØ kur¤ou 330 Jon. 2:5: îra prosyÆsv toË §pibl°cai prÚw tÚn naÚn tÚn ëgiÒn sou; 356 Dan. 3:28: ˜ti §n élhye¤& ka‹ kr¤sei §pÆgagew pãnta taË- ta diå tåw èmart¤aw 'm«n 363 Dan. 3:30: kay%w §nete¤lv 'm›n, ·na eÔ 'm›n g°nhtai 396 Dan. 3:40: ka‹ §ktel°sai ˆpisy°n sou 415 Dan. 3:46: ka‹ oÈ di°leipon ofl §mbalÒntew aÈtoÁw Íphr°tai toË basil°vw ka¤ontew tØn kãminon nãfyan ka‹ p¤ssan ka‹ stippÊon ka‹ klhmat¤da 441 Dan. 3:55: eÈloghm°now e‰ §p‹ yrÒnou t!w basile¤aw sou ka‹ ÍperumnhtÚw ka‹ ÍperucoÊmenow efiw toÁw afi«naw 463f Dan. 3:72 + 73: eÈloge›te, f«w ka‹ skÒtow, tÚn kÊrion … eÈloge›te, éstrapa‹ ka‹ nef°lai, tÚn kÊrion: Ímne›te ka‹ ÍperucoËte aÈtÚn efiw toÁw afi«naw 496 Lk. 1:50: to›w foboum°noiw aÈtÒn 498 Lk. 1:51: dieskÒrpisen Íperhfãnouw diano¤& kard¤aw aÈt«n 502 Lk. 1:53: ka‹ ploutoËntaw §jap°steilen kenoÊw 504 Lk. 1:54: mnhsy!nai §l°ouw B. Alternative readings in the Paris. , by which the Paraphrasis stays closer to the Bible than Geometres’ Metaphrasis Cod. Cr Bible 6 352.10 not in Ex. 15:1 33 352.22 Ex. 15:13: tª dikaiosÊn˙ sou 43 352.28 Ex. 15:16: époliyvyÆtvsan 44–53 352.29– Ex. 15:16–9: ßvw ín par°ly˙ ı laÒw sou, kÊrie, 353.7 ßvw ín par°ly˙ ı laÒw sou o"tow, ˘n §ktÆsv. efisagag%n katafÊteuson aÈtoÁw efiw ˆrow klh- ronom¤aw sou, efiw ßtoimon katoikhtÆriÒn sou, ˘ kateirgãsv, kÊrie, èg¤asma, kÊrie, ˘ 'to¤masan afl xe›r°w sou. kÊriow basileÊvn tÚn afi«na ka‹ §p' afi«na ka‹ ¶ti. ˜ti efis!lyen ·ppow Fara% sÁn ërmasin ka‹ énabãtaiw efiw yãlassan, ka‹ 302 THE PARAPHRASIS OF GEOMETRES’ METAPHRASIS §pÆgagen §p' aÈtoÁw kÊriow tÚ Ïdvr t!w ya- lãsshw: ofl d¢ uflo‹ ÉIsraØl §poreÊyhsan diå jhrçw §n m°sƒ t!w yalãsshw 58 353.10 Dt. 32:2: prosdokãsyv …w ÍetÚw tÚ épÒfyegmã mou, ka‹ katabÆtv …w drÒsow tå =Æmatã mou 61–3 353.12 Dt. 32:3f: ˜ti ˆnoma kur¤ou §kãlesa: dÒte mega- lvsÊnhn t“ ye“ 'm«n. yeÒw, élhyinå tå ¶rga aÈtoË 72f 353.20–2 Dt. 32:7: mnÆsyhte 'm°raw afi«now, sÊnete ¶th geneçw gene«n 89f 354.4 Dt. 32:12: kÊriow mÒnow &gen aÈtoÊw, ka‹ oÈk &n met' aÈt«n yeÚw éllÒtriow 96 354.11 not in Dt. 32:14 100–2 354.15 Dt. 32:15f: ka‹ ép°sth épÚ yeoË svt!row aÈtoË. par#junãn me §p' éllotr¤oiw, §n bdelÊgmasin aÈt«n §jep¤kranãn me 103f 354.16f Dt. 32:17: ¶yusan daimon¤oiw ka‹ oÈ ye“, yeo›w, oÂw oÈk ædeisan 107 354.18 Dt. 32:18: yeoË toË tr°fontÒw se 125 354.26 Dt. 32:23: ka‹ tå b°lh mou suntel°sv efiw aÈtoÊw 126 354.28 not in Dt. 32:24 171 356.4 not in Dt. 32:40 177f 356.10 Dt. 32:42: éf' a·matow traumati«n ka‹ afixma- lvs¤aw, épÚ kefal!w érxÒntvn §xyr«n 223 357.17 1 Reg. 2:10: ka‹ Íc#sei k°raw xristoË aÈtoË 239 357.33 Abac. 3:5: †§n ped¤loiw ofl pÒdew aÈtoË 286 359.14 not in Is. 26:9 287 359.17 not in Is. 26:10 339 360.33 not in Jon. 2:8 342 361.3 not in Jon. 2:10 349 361.10 not in Dan. 3:26 350 361.11 Dan. 3:27: ˜ti d¤kaiow e‰ §p‹ pçsin, oÂw §po¤hsaw 353 361.14 Dan. 3:28: ka‹ kr¤mata élhye¤aw §po¤hsaw 375 362.3 not in Dan. 3:35 401 362.30 not in Dan. 3:42 405 362.34 not in Dan. 3:43 411 363.8 not in Dan. 3:45 420 363.17 not in Dan. 3:49 424 363.22–4 not in Dan. 3:50 MARC DE GROOTE 303 425 363.26 not in Dan. 3:50 428 363.30 not in Dan. 3:51 431 363.33 not in Dan. 3:52 449 365.13 Dan. 3:58f: eÈloge›te, oÈrano¤, tÚn kÊrion: Ímne›te ka‹ ÍperucoËte aÈtÚn efiw toÁw afi«naw. eÈloge›te, êggeloi kur¤ou, tÚn kÊrion: Ímne›te ka‹ ÍperucoËte aÈtÚn efiw toÁw afi«naw 490 365.4 Lk. 1:47: ka‹ ±gall¤asen tÚ pneËmã mou §p‹ t“ ye“ t“ svt!r¤ mou 492 365.7 not in Lk. 1:48 512 365.22b– Lk. 1:70: kay%w §lãlhsen diå stÒmatow t«n 3 èg¤vn ép' afi«now profht«n aÈtoË 514 365.25a Lk. 1:72: poi!sai ¶leow metå t«n pat°rvn 'm«n 519f 365.28 Lk. 1:74f: latreÊein aÈt“ §n ısiÒthti ka‹ di- kaiosÊn˙ 522 365.31a Lk. 1:76: proporeÊs˙ går §n#pion kur¤ou •toi- mãsai ıdoÁw aÈtoË 523f 365.33 Lk. 1:77f: §n éf°sei èmarti«n aÈt«n, diå splãgxna §l°ouw yeoË 'm«n 525f 366.1f Lk. 1:78f: §n oÂw §pisk°cetai 'mçw énatolØ §j Ïcouw, §pifçnai to›w §n skÒtei ka‹ skiò yanã- tou kayhm°noiw C. Readings in Geometres’ Metaphrasis which are more exact than those in the Paris. Paraphrasis Cod. Cr Bible 111 354.21 Dt. 32:20: épostr°cv 169 356.1 Dt. 32:39: ka‹ oÈk ¶stin ˘w §jele›tai §k t«n xeir«n mou 209 357.3 1 Reg. 2:8: ka‹ épÚ kopr¤aw §ge¤rei ptvxÒn 287 359.16 Is. 26:10: élÆyeian oÈ mØ poiÆs˙ 381 362.10 Dan. 3:37: ˜ti, d°spota, §smikrÊnyhmen parå pãnta tå ¶ynh ka¤ §smen tapeino‹ §n pãs˙ tª gª sÆmeron diå tåw èmart¤aw 'm«n 399 362.27 Dan. 3:41: §n ˜l˙ kard¤& 407 363.3 Dan. 3:44: ka‹ kataisxunye¤hsan épÚ pãshw dunaste¤aw 510f 365.20– Lk. 1:68f: ˜ti §pesk°cato ka‹ §po¤hsen lÊtrv- 2 sin t“ la“ aÈtoË, ka‹ )geiren k°raw svthr¤aw 'm›n §n o‡kƒ Dau‹d paidÚw aÈtoË 304 THE PARAPHRASIS OF GEOMETRES’ METAPHRASIS 517 365.27 Lk. 1:74: éfÒbvw §k xeirÚw §xyr«n =usy°ntaw 527f 366.3 Lk. 1:79: toË kateuyËnai toÁw pÒdaw 'm«n efiw ıdÚn efirÆnhw December, 2002 Ghent University Belgium Marc.DeGroote@rug.ac.be