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DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20335421 PDFMarkdown

A Disciple's Petition for Wisdom by Little Song of the Disciples

The work “A Disciple’s Prayer for Wisdom” is attributed to a source titled “Little Song of the Disciples.” The Greek title indicates it is a short excerpt or fragment. Later catalogues record it as a single passage composed in verse.

The work is identified as a fragment. No details concerning its manuscript tradition or preservation history are recorded.

As a fragment of uncertain provenance, its primary significance lies in its titular suggestion of a devotional or pedagogical context within early Christian literary practice.

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ἑταιρικῆς θʼ ἑορτῆς
θαλύσιον κομίζω.
ἐρῶ μὲν οὖν ἐς ἥβης
τάχιστα μέτρον ἐλθεῖν
διδασκάλου τʼ ἀκούων
πολὺν χρόνον βιῶναι.
φυὴ δὲ κοσμία τις
σοφόν τε νοῦ φρόνημα
γένοιτό μοι μάθησιν
κυκλουμένην περῶντι·
μετάρσιος θέλοιμʼ ἄν
Διὸς δόμοις πελάσσαι
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