Parisinus graecus suppl. 1242 – G

Previous descriptions: Astruc, Concasty (1960, 440–4); Tziatzi-Papagianni (1994, 118); Sandri (2023, 438–9).

Reproductions: –

Family: π

Siglum: G

Shelfmark: Parisinus graecus suppl. 1242

Date: 1697.

Format: paper, 207×146 mm, ff. I+215.

Material: the paper is in good condition; there is a loss of some pages after f. 191.

Binding: original oriental binding, see Astruc, Concasty (1960, 444).

Watermarks: –

Scribes: A: ff. 1–191v GregoriusGregorius of Chaldia protothytes of Chaldia wrote the entire manuscript (see below); B: (ff. 192r–198r, 199r–215v), and annotation on f. 192r. Scribes have been identified in Stefec (2014, 222 n. 18).

Annotations: on f. 25v Gregorius πρωτοθύτης of Chaldia (i.e. Pontus) wrote ἐγράφη διὰ χειρὸς κἀμοῦ Γρηγορίου πρωτοθύτου Χαλδίας ἐν ἔτει ̗αχϙζ ἔχον δὲ χρονῶν κα´, ‘it was written by my hand, Gregorius protothytes of Chaldia in the year 1697, at the age of 21’; on f. 192r copyist B wrote ταύτα ἐγράφη [. .] παρὰ ἱερομονάχου βαζελ[. . .] τοῦ συμεῶν υἱοῦ μιχαήλ (see Stefec 2014, 222 n. 18).

1 (ff. 1r–4r) Commentary on the dogmatic verses of Maximus Planudes. Title: εἰς τοὺς δογματικοὺς στίχους τοῦ σοφωτάτου Μαξίμου τοῦ Πλανούδη. Incipit: ἵνα τί, ὦ ἄνθρωπε, τῶν ἀπόρρων ἐπιχειρεῖν ἡμᾶς ἐσήμανας. Explicit: χιλιάδων ἔσται ἡ συντέλεια. Still unpublished.

2 (ff. 4r–5v) Excerpts from Hephaestio, Enchiridion. Title: τοῦ σοφωτάτου Ἡφαιστήονος sic ἐπιτομὴ τῶν ἐννέα μέτρων; (ff. 5v–6r) Demetrius Triclinius, Scholia metrica. Title: τοῦ Τρικλινίου, edited in Abel (1891); (ff. 6r–7v)    Demetrius Triclinius, Scholia metrica. Title: τοῦ αὐτοῦ περὶ τῆς κοινῆς συλλαβῆς τῶν ἐντὸς κειμένων τῆς βίβλου, edited in Abel (1891); (ff. 7v–13v) varia on metres.

3 (ff. 14r–25v) Michael Psellus, Poemata 6 Westerink. Title: τοῦ ὑπερτίμου προέδρου τῶν φιλοσόφων κυροῦ Μανουὴλ τοῦ Ψελλοῦ στίχοι πολιτικοὶ πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα κύριον Κωνσταντίνον τὸν Μονομάχον περὶ γραμματικῆς. Edited in Westerink (1992); see also Moore (2005, 478–81).

4 (ff. 26r–33r) Epimerismi. Title: εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος. Incipit: πόσα μέρη τοῦ λόγου. Explicit: δέχεται τόνον ὀξύνεται.

5 (ff. 33v–46v) <Gregorius Pardus, Περὶ συντάξεως λόγου>. Edited in Donnet (1967); manuscript P. See also Moore (2005, 411–4).

6 (ff. 46v–48r) Incipit: οὐ χρὴ ζητεῖν ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ῥήμασιν ὁμοιότητας. Explicit: ἐτυμολογίαν καὶ ἱστοριίαν. Still edited in Grammaticae artis graecae methodus Manuele Moschopulo auctore. Eiusdem artis Theodori Gazae lib. II. Basileae. ex officina Ioan. Vualder. 1540, 255–7.

7 (ff. 48v–49v) Short treatises on spirits. Title: περὶ πνευμάτων. Incipit: περὶ λεξικοῦ τῶν πνευμάτων. Explicit: οὐχ αἷμα οὐχ ἥλιος. Still unedited; (ff. 49v–50v) Title: Θεοδωρίτου sic περὶ πνευμάτων. Incipit: τῶν γραμμάτων οὐ πάντα. Explicit: τὴν φυσικὴν ἐκφώνησιν.

8 (ff. 51r–66v) Moeris, Lexicon. Title: . . . . . . . ἀττικιστοῦ λέξεις Ἀττικῶν καὶ Ἑλλήνων.

9 (ff. 66v–71v) <Maximus Planudes, Atticismi>. Title: ἀναλογισμοὶ (lege Ἀττικισμοὶ) τῶν λογίων. Incipit: ἀντὶ τοῦ εἰπεῖν, μνημονεύω τοῦ δεῖνος. Explicit: προσώκειλεν ἡ ναῦς λέγουσιν. Edited in d’Ansse de Villoison (1781 vol. 2, 79–85); a new edition of this text is being prepared by Andrea Cuomo and Grigory Vorobyev.

10 (ff. 71v–74r) Excerpts from <Achilles Tatius, Leucippe et Clitophon> and others, interspersed with etymologies and lexical explanations. No title. Incipit: Ἔρως καὶ Διονύσια δύο βίαλοι θεοί, ψυχὴν κατασχόντες. Explicit: πρὸς δοτικὴν συντάσσεται.

11 (ff. 74v–120v) Constantinus Harmenopulus, Lexicon. Title: τοῦ πανσεβάστου καὶ κριτοῦ Θεσσαλονίκης τοῦ Ἁρμενοπούλου λεξικὸν κατὰ στοιχεῖον. Incipit: ἀγάλλομαι τὸ χαίρω. Explicit: ὡραΐζω τὸ καλλοπίζω. The letter alpha has been edited in Guida (1999); this manuscript has the siglum L. A grammatical note follows on f. 120v. Incipit: ἰστέον ὅτι τὸ βούλομαι τὸ πειρῶμαι, explicit: τὸ οἶμαι τοῖς τρισὶ χρόνοις.

12 (ff. 121r–129v) Title: περὶ ἐνεργητικῶν καὶ παθητικῶν ὀνομάτων. Incipit: τῶν ὀνομάτων τὰ μὲν δηλοῦσι πάθος τινὰ δὲ ἐνέργειαν. Explicit χρώς, χρωτός, φώς, φωτός: Still unpublished.

13 (ff. 129v–131v) Title: περὶ τῶν παθῶν τῶν λέξων. Incipit: πάθη δὲ εἰσὶν ἐν ταῖς λέξεσιν δεκαοκτώ. Explicit: ἡ δὲ ἀποκοπὴ δορικὴ καὶ ἀττική.

14 (ff. 132r–134v) Georgius Choeroboscus, De tropis poeticis. Title: Γεωργίου γραμματικοῦ καὶ οἰκουμενικοῦ διδασκάλου καὶ ῥήτορος τοῦ Χοιροβοσκοῦ περὶ τροπῶν τοῦ λόγου. See Sandri (2023).

15 (ff. 135r–159r) Title: κανονίσματα ἀναγκαῖα ῥημάτων ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πολὺ ἐκφερόμενον sic παρά τε ποιηταῖς καὶ ῥήτορσιν ἐκλεγέντα ἀπὸ διαφόρων βιβλίων. Incipit: ἰστέον ὅτι τῆς συναλοιφῆς ἐστὶν ἑπτὰ εἴδη (corresponds to schol. Batr. 25 Ludwich [Moschop.]). Explicit: ἑπόμεθα κατὰ προσθήκη sic τοῦ σ.

16 (ff. 159v–172v) A grammatical treatise ascribed to Iohannes Levites. Title: Ἰωάννου πόνημα λευίτου τόδε. Incipit: τὸ α πρὸ ἑαυτοῦ ψιλοῦται οἷον ἀαρών. Explicit: φόος φῶς. Unedited.

17 (ff. 173r–188r) A technologia. Title: τεχνολόγια τῶν ἀντιστίχων sic. Incipit: οἷον ἀντὶ τοῦ καθά. Explicit: γίτων δ’ ὁ πλησίον.

18 (ff. 188r–v) A collection of sayings ascribed to Pythagoras. Title: τὰ χρυσὰ ἔπη τοῦ Πυθαγόρου. See Tziatzi-Papagianni (1994, 118).

19 (f. 188v–189r) Animals’ calls. Title: ζώων φωναί. Incipit: βρυχᾶται λέων. Explicit: τρύζει νυκτερίς. See Bancalari (1893), but the text in this manuscript is quite different and not considered by him.

20 (f. 189r) A short text on the Evangelists’ symbols. Title: διάγνωσις τῶν δ ὁμοιωμάτων.

21 (f. 189r) A short text on the Tetractys of Pythagoras. Text edited in Delatte (1915, 187) on the basis of another manuscript (Par. gr. 1185).

22 (f. 189r–v) <Theodorus Prodromus, Epigrammata in Vetus et Novum Testamentum> Jud. 101a, 102a, 106a, 109a, 111a. Edited in Papagiannis (1997).

23 A section with grammatical and lexicographical texts. (f. 189v) Title: περὶ τῶν ὀνομάτων τοῦ σκώληκος. Incipit: σὴς λέγεται ἐπὶ τῶν ἰματίων. Explicit: καὶ τοῦ χοὸς ἔρπων; (ff. 189v–190r) Title: περὶ παθῶν τῶν λέξεων, edited in Boissonade (1829–1833 vol. 3, 321–2); (ff. 190r–v) Title: κυροῦ Μαξίμου. Incipit: ἐρήμην ποτὲ καταδικασθείς. Explicit: ἀμέσως οὐκ ἀμέσως. Partially edited in Treu (1886, VI), not included in Leone (1991); (f. 191r) a note on the names of Greek gods, no title, incipit: ἰστέον ὅτι πάντα οἱ Ἕλληνες, explicit: καῖ παρόχων τούτων θεάς; a schede (inc. εἰ δώσεις…); (f. 191r) about the elements of knowledge (inc. γνώσεως ὄργαν η; expl. ἃ μὴ ἔμαθεθη sic), edited in Walz (1832–1836 vol. 7, 695.37–696.13); (ff. 191r–v) about mountain places (title: διαφοραὶ του ὄρους; inc. τοῦ ὄρους τὰ μὲν ἀκρότατα λέγεται; expl. πρυμνώρια; (f. 191v) on evergreen trees (title: περὶ τοῦ ὁπόσα δένδρη εἰσὶν ἀειθαλλῆ sic; inc. ἡ φοῖνοξ; expl. ἡ κεραταία); (f. 191v) the same excerpt of <Pollux, Onomasticon> present in Par. gr. 1630Par. gr. 1630 on f. 115r (no title; inc. συκῆ ὀργῶσα; expl. τῆς ἐλαίας θαλός); (191v) a table of mathematical additions; (f. 191v) on the number three (no title; inc. τριάκις τρὶς ἀπὸ τῆς χιλιάδος; expl. ὅτι τριὰς ὁ θεός); (f.191v) on the way of counting the days of the Moon among the Athenians (title: περὶ τοῦ πῶς μετροῦσι οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς σελήνης; inc. οὕτως εἰώθασαν sic οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι; mutilated at the end).

24 (ff. 192r–198r) <Iohannes Philoponus, De vocabulis quae diversum significatum exhibent secundum differentiam accentus>. Title: περὶ λέξεων διαφόρων δεχόμενον διαφόρον σημαινόμενα sic. Edited in Daly (1983).

f. 199v: blank.

25 (ff. 199r–208v) Lexicon to the Bible. This lexicon is derived from Par.Coisl. 345Par. Coisl. 345, ff. 214r–223r.

26 (ff. 208v–213r) Explanations of biblical names. Title: ἑρμηνίαι ὀνομάτων καὶ λέξεων τῶν ἐν ταῖς θεαῖς γραφαῖς ἐμφερομένεν. Incipit: Ἀδὰμ γῆγ σαρκουμένη. Explicit: τὰς ἐν αὐτῷ πόλεις.

27 (f. 213) An excerpt from <Iohannes Zonaras, Epitome historiarum> 103.7.25 Dindorf on Nile.

28 (ff. 213v–214v) Lexicon of the Book of Job. Title: λέξεις τοῦ Ἰώβ. Incipit: ἦν ἀντὶ τοῦ ἦμεν. Explicit: ὃ καὶ κατὰ καιρὸν φαίνεται.

29 (ff. 214v–215v) Lexicon of the Book of Proverbs. Title: λέξεις τῶν παροιμιῶν. Incipit: παροιμίαι παρακινέσεις ἢ παραμυθίαι. Explicit: des. mut. κρατῆρα, σκύφος; mutilated at the end. The same lexicon is in Par. Coisl. 345Par. Coisl. 345, f. 218r–v.

The manuscript was purchased by Constantinus Minoides MinasConstantinus Minoides Minas (1790–1859) from SeraphimSeraphim archimandrite, Archimandrite of the monastery of Saint George of ChoutourasSaint George (Choutouras) in the Pontus region (his name is on f. 1r), during one of his missions to the Ottoman Empire (see Astruc, Concasty 1960, 444). The manuscript was finally acquired by the BNF in 1898. It is a very late manuscript, produced in a very peripheral region of the Greek-speaking world, which may explain the obvious orthographical errors made by the two copyists. It mostly deals with grammatical and lexicographical topics, probably for educational purposes. As already pointed out by Hansen (1998, 19–23), it clearly descends from a witness belonging to the π family, and, as a descriptus, is of little value for the reconstruction of Moeris’ text.