{"slug":"grsyn","id":"georgian:titus:grsyn","title":"The Great Synaxarion","author":"Anonymous","genre":"liturgy","date":"","tradition":"georgian","coverage":"none","publication":{"status":"machine-draft","reviewed_by":null,"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","generated":"2026-11-14T23:45:37Z","cost_usd":0.004748},"source":{"registry_id":"georgian:titus:grsyn","work_id":"grsyn","edition":"titus","language":"","license":"This text is part of the TITUS edition of Great Synaxarion. Copyright TITUS Project, Frankfurt a/M, 18.3.2021. 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The TITUS edition lacks a critical apparatus, limiting its use for textual criticism.","historical_context":"The Great Synaxarion was composed for the Georgian Orthodox Church, likely in the 10th–11th centuries, a period of intense liturgical and hagiographical activity in Georgia. The Georgian translation was made from a lost Arabic intermediary, reflecting the multilingual transmission of Christian texts across the Near East. The single surviving manuscript (10th–11th c.) suggests limited circulation, but the work's influence on the Copto-Arabic Synaxarion indicates broader relevance. The text belongs to the genre of synaxaria—liturgical collections of saints' lives arranged by calendar date—and shares sources with Byzantine and Oriental Orthodox traditions. Its preservation in a Western academic edition (TITUS) highlights modern scholarly interest in Old Georgian manuscripts.","significance":"The Great Synaxarion is a key witness to the liturgical and hagiographical traditions of the medieval Georgian Church and its connections to Arabic and Coptic Christianity. It provides insight into the transmission of hagiographical texts across linguistic and cultural boundaries, and its relationship to the Copto-Arabic Synaxarion raises questions about the direction of influence between Georgian and Coptic traditions.","timeline":[{"date":"10th c.","event":"Traditional attribution of the Great Synaxarion (Greek original)."},{"date":"10th–11th c.","event":"Earliest surviving Old Georgian manuscript copied."},{"date":"11th c.","event":"Georgian version likely produced from lost Arabic Vorlage."},{"date":"Medieval period","event":"Used in Georgian Orthodox liturgical calendar."},{"date":"Later medieval","event":"Possible influence on Copto-Arabic Synaxarion."},{"date":"Modern","event":"Digitized in TITUS corpus; lacks critical apparatus."}],"relations":[{"work":"Copto-Arabic Synaxarion","relation":"possibly influenced by or parallel to","key":"dossier:copto-arabic-synaxarion-copto-arabic","label":"gap dossier: The Copto-Arabic Synaxarion (Lives of the Saints for the Liturgical Year)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/copto-arabic-synaxarion-copto-arabic"},{"work":"Greek Synaxarion","relation":"ultimate source (via Arabic)","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"TITUS edition","relation":"modern digital edition","key":"ed:grsyn","label":"source edition: The Great Synaxarion","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/grsynax/grsyn.htm"}],"external_links":[{"key":"wikipedia:Synaxarion","label":"Synaxarion","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synaxarium","reason":"General article on the genre."},{"key":"wikipedia:Georgian Orthodox Church","label":"Georgian Orthodox Church","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_Orthodox_Church","reason":"Context for the work's liturgical use."}],"cautions":["Date of original composition is uncertain; traditional 10th-century attribution is not firmly established.","The Georgian version's date (11th c.) is inferred from manuscript evidence and liturgical reforms, not explicit colophons.","Direction of borrowing between Georgian and Copto-Arabic synaxaria is debated.","Single manuscript survival limits textual criticism; TITUS edition lacks variant collation."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.000392,"generated":"2026-11-14T23:45:36Z"},"checks":{"work":"grsyn","status":"warn","blocking":[],"warnings":[{"code":"short-output-warn","i":6,"words":7},{"code":"short-output-warn","i":7,"words":5},{"code":"ratio-warn","i":7,"ratio":0.135}],"stats":{"passages":18,"translated":18,"commentary_passages":18,"commentary_units":72,"english_words":186,"source_letters":475,"commentary_kinds":7},"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor"},"work_notes":[{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The Old Georgian text is preserved in a single 10th–11th-century manuscript (TITUS edition). 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The Georgian word is a plural genitive form, consistent with the synaxarion's focus on multiple commemorations.","cites":[{"key":"ed:grsyn","label":"source edition: The Great Synaxarion","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/grsynax/grsyn.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"სულ მცირედ და შემოკლებულად","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'very briefly and in abbreviated form' is a standard formula in synaxaria, indicating that the entries are condensed summaries, not full hagiographies. This matches the genre's purpose for liturgical reading.","cites":[{"key":"ed:grsyn","label":"source edition: The Great Synaxarion","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/grsynax/grsyn.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The Great Synaxarion in Georgian tradition is a compilation of saints' lives arranged by the liturgical calendar, often translated from Greek or Copto-Arabic sources. The brevity noted here reflects practical use in daily services.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:copto-arabic-synaxarion-copto-arabic","label":"gap dossier: The Copto-Arabic Synaxarion (Lives of the Saints for the Liturgical Year)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/copto-arabic-synaxarion-copto-arabic"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'სულ მცირედ' could be read as 'very briefly' or 'altogether briefly'; the translation 'very briefly' is adopted. The exact source of this Georgian synaxarion (whether directly from Coptic or via Greek) is not specified in the passage."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":15,"ref":"p15","source":"[Line of ed.: 11] რაჲთა არა ფრიადი სიმრავლე წერილისაჲ იქმნას","english":"so that the great abundance of writing may not be created","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"რაჲთა არა ფრიადი სიმრავლე წერილისაჲ იქმნას","severity":"info","text":"The clause explains the redactor's principle: to avoid excessive length in the synaxarion. It echoes the common hagiographic topos of brevity as a virtue.","cites":[{"key":"ed:grsyn","label":"source edition: The Great Synaxarion","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/grsynax/grsyn.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The Great Synaxarion is a Georgian liturgical collection of saints' lives, translated and adapted from Greek and Copto-Arabic sources. The concern for brevity reflects the practical needs of monastic reading.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:copto-arabic-synaxarion-copto-arabic","label":"gap dossier: The Copto-Arabic Synaxarion (Lives of the Saints for the Liturgical Year)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/copto-arabic-synaxarion-copto-arabic"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This sentence concludes the preface, justifying the abbreviated format. It marks the transition from the redactor's rationale to the narrative entries that follow.","cites":[{"key":"ed:grsyn","label":"source edition: The Great Synaxarion","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/grsynax/grsyn.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The manuscript (TITUS edition) preserves a late medieval Georgian text. The phrase 'great abundance of writing' may reflect the redactor's awareness of longer Greek or Coptic synaxaria.","cites":[{"key":"hollis:alma990136133530203941","label":"Politics, monasticism, and miracles in sixth century Upper Egypt : a critical edition and translation of the Coptic texts on Abraham of Farshut","url":"https://hollis.harvard.edu/permalink/f/1s5nto6/990136133530203941"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Georgian phrase 'ფრიადი სიმრავლე' could be read as 'excessive multitude' or 'great abundance'; the sense is clear but the exact nuance of 'abundance' as a negative quality is implied."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":16,"ref":"p16","source":"[Line of ed.: 12] \\\\ სახელითა 1 * ღმრთისაჲთა იწყების წმიდაჲ ესე სჳნაქსარი,","english":"In the name of God, this holy Synaxarion begins.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"სახელითა ღმრთისაჲთა","severity":"info","text":"The opening formula 'In the name of God' is a standard invocation in Georgian liturgical manuscripts, marking the beginning of a sacred text.","cites":[{"key":"ed:grsyn","label":"source edition: The Great Synaxarion","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/grsynax/grsyn.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"სჳნაქსარი","severity":"info","text":"The term 'synaxarion' (συναξάριον) denotes a liturgical collection of saints' lives and commemorations, arranged by the calendar year.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:copto-arabic-synaxarion-copto-arabic","label":"gap dossier: The Copto-Arabic Synaxarion (Lives of the Saints for the Liturgical Year)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/copto-arabic-synaxarion-copto-arabic"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"background","lemma":"სჳნაქსარი","severity":"info","text":"This Georgian Synaxarion is a translation from a Copto-Arabic source, reflecting the liturgical exchange between the Coptic and Georgian churches.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:copto-arabic-synaxarion-copto-arabic","label":"gap dossier: The Copto-Arabic Synaxarion (Lives of the Saints for the Liturgical Year)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/copto-arabic-synaxarion-copto-arabic"},{"key":"hollis:alma990136133530203941","label":"Politics, monasticism, and miracles in sixth century Upper Egypt : a critical edition and translation of the Coptic texts on Abraham of Farshut","url":"https://hollis.harvard.edu/permalink/f/1s5nto6/990136133530203941"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"სახელითა 1 * ღმრთისაჲთა","severity":"caution","text":"The asterisk between 'სახელითა' and 'ღმრთისაჲთა' may indicate a textual corruption or a scribal insertion; the standard formula would be 'სახელითა ღმრთისაჲთა' without interruption.","cites":[{"key":"ed:grsyn","label":"source edition: The Great Synaxarion","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/grsynax/grsyn.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The asterisk in the Georgian text may be a scribal mark or a corruption; the reading assumes it is an error and the standard invocation is intended."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":17,"ref":"p17","source":"[Line of ed.: 13] მოძღუარი სოფლისა და სამკაული წმიდისა","english":"Teacher of the village and ornament of the holy","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"მოძღუარი","severity":"info","text":"The Georgian term 'მოძღუარი' (modzguari) can mean 'teacher' or 'guide', often used for a spiritual instructor or monastic elder.","cites":[{"key":"ed:grsyn","label":"source edition: The Great Synaxarion","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/grsynax/grsyn.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"სოფლისა","severity":"info","text":"The word 'სოფლისა' (soplisa) means 'of the village', indicating a rural or local setting for the teacher's activity.","cites":[{"key":"ed:grsyn","label":"source edition: The Great Synaxarion","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/grsynax/grsyn.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"სამკაული","severity":"info","text":"The term 'სამკაული' (samkauli) translates as 'ornament' or 'jewel', used metaphorically to denote a person who adorns or glorifies the holy.","cites":[{"key":"ed:grsyn","label":"source edition: The Great Synaxarion","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/grsynax/grsyn.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This phrase likely introduces a saint commemorated in the Synaxarion, typical of hagiographic entries that praise the subject with epithets of local and spiritual significance.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:copto-arabic-synaxarion-copto-arabic","label":"gap dossier: The Copto-Arabic Synaxarion (Lives of the Saints for the Liturgical Year)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/copto-arabic-synaxarion-copto-arabic"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the 'teacher of the village' is not specified in this fragment; it may refer to a particular saint whose name appears in the following lines."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":18,"ref":"p18","source":"[Line of ed.: 14] კათოლიკე ეკლესიისა","english":"of the Catholic Church","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"კათოლიკე ეკლესიისა","severity":"info","text":"The Old Georgian phrase 'კათოლიკე ეკლესიისა' translates the Greek 'καθολικῆς ἐκκλησίας', meaning 'of the Catholic Church'. In this context, 'catholic' refers to the universal church, not specifically the Roman Catholic Church.","cites":[{"key":"ed:grsyn","label":"source edition: The Great Synaxarion","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/grsynax/grsyn.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The Great Synaxarion is a liturgical collection of saints' lives and commemorations used in the Georgian Orthodox tradition. 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Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]}]}