{"slug":"khazarzar-epiphanius-notitiae-episcopatuum","id":"greek:khazarzar:khazarzar-epiphanius-notitiae-episcopatuum","title":"Notitiae episcopatuum","title_source":"Notitiae episcopatuum","author":"Epiphanius","genre":"other","date":"","tradition":"greek","coverage":"not-located","coverage_claim":{"status":"not-located","text":"No English translation could be identified: a language model asked twice could not name one, though it could not rule one out either. That is not proof that none exists — translations in dissertations, recent books and other modern languages are easily missed."},"publication":{"status":"machine-draft","reviewed_by":null,"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","generated":"2026-11-15T06:46:04Z","cost_usd":0.005568},"source":{"registry_id":"greek:khazarzar:khazarzar-epiphanius-notitiae-episcopatuum","work_id":"khazarzar-epiphanius-notitiae-episcopatuum","edition":"khazarzar","language":"","license":"Migne PG text (public domain); khazarzar host and the digitising project state no licence for this layer","url":"http://khazarzar.skeptik.net/pgm/PG_Migne/Epiphanius_PG%2041-43/Notitiae%20episcopatuum.pdf"},"stats":{"passages":8,"english_words":2683,"coptic_letters":0,"source_letters":8768,"commentary_units":45,"commentary_kinds":8,"derived_notes":1,"ambiguities":18,"work_notes":4,"external_links":2,"timeline":5},"summary":{"work":"khazarzar-epiphanius-notitiae-episcopatuum","abstract":"The Notitiae episcopatuum attributed to Epiphanius is a Byzantine administrative list of bishoprics under the patriarchates of Constantinople, Alexandria, and Antioch. Although traditionally ascribed to Epiphanius of Cyprus (4th century), the lists reflect ecclesiastical organization of the 7th–8th centuries. The text survives in multiple recensions with varying numbers of sees and provinces, complicating reconstruction. This edition, based on a digital transcription by Khazarzar, lacks critical apparatus and manuscript identification. The work was used in Byzantine canon law and synodal acts to determine precedence among sees. For a critical edition, readers should consult Darrouzès’s Notitiae episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae.","historical_context":"The Notitiae episcopatuum attributed to Epiphanius likely originated in the Byzantine Empire, probably in Constantinople or a major ecclesiastical center, between the 7th and 8th centuries. The text is written in Greek and belongs to the genre of notitiae episcopatuum, administrative lists used in Byzantine church governance to record bishoprics and their hierarchical order. The attribution to Epiphanius of Cyprus (c. 310–403) is traditional but contested; the lists reflect later ecclesiastical divisions, such as Cappadocia Secunda (established after 371 CE), but also include provinces and sees that emerged only in the 7th–8th centuries. The text survives in multiple recensions, often updated to reflect contemporary jurisdictions, which complicates reconstruction of an original version. Transmission occurred through Byzantine canon law collections and synodal acts, where these lists determined precedence among sees. The present edition, based on a digital transcription by Khazarzar, does not specify its manuscript base or stemmatic relationships, limiting its utility for critical study.","significance":"The Notitiae episcopatuum attributed to Epiphanius is significant as a key source for understanding Byzantine ecclesiastical administration and the hierarchical organization of bishoprics in the Eastern Church. It relates to other notitiae and canonical collections, such as those edited by Darrouzès, and reflects the evolving political and religious landscape of the Byzantine Empire. The text’s contested authorship and multiple recensions highlight the challenges of studying medieval administrative documents.","timeline":[{"date":"4th c.","event":"Epiphanius of Cyprus active; traditional but contested attribution of the Notitiae to him."},{"date":"7th–8th c.","event":"Ecclesiastical organization reflected in the lists; likely composition or major revision of the Notitiae."},{"date":"Post-371 CE","event":"Administrative division of Cappadocia Secunda, mentioned in the lists, established."},{"date":"Byzantine period","event":"Use of the Notitiae in canon law and synodal acts to determine precedence among sees."},{"date":"Modern","event":"Digital transcription by Khazarzar published without critical apparatus."}],"relations":[{"work":"Notitiae episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae (Darrouzès)","relation":"Critical edition of the same genre; provides manuscript collation and stemmatic analysis.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Other notitiae episcopatuum","relation":"Part of a broader genre of Byzantine administrative lists of bishoprics.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Byzantine canon law collections","relation":"Used in synodal acts and canonical texts to establish precedence among sees.","key":"","label":null,"url":null}],"external_links":[{"key":"wikipedia:Epiphanius of Salamis","label":"Epiphanius of Salamis","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphanius_of_Salamis","reason":"Traditional author of the Notitiae; provides background on his life and works."},{"key":"wikipedia:Notitiae Episcopatuum","label":"Notitiae Episcopatuum","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notitiae_Episcopatuum","reason":"Overview of the genre and its role in Byzantine church governance."}],"cautions":["Attribution to Epiphanius of Cyprus is traditional but contested; the lists reflect 7th–8th century organization, not his own time.","The present edition lacks critical apparatus, manuscript identification, and stemmatic analysis; consult Darrouzès for a critical edition.","Multiple recensions with varying numbers of sees and provinces complicate reconstruction of an original text.","Later manuscripts often updated the lists, introducing interpolations that obscure earlier layers."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.000455,"generated":"2026-11-15T06:46:04Z"},"links":[{"kind":"source","label":"Patrologia Graeca text (khazarzar mirror)","url":"http://khazarzar.skeptik.net/pgm/PG_Migne/Epiphanius_PG%2041-43/Notitiae%20episcopatuum.pdf"}],"checks":{"work":"khazarzar-epiphanius-notitiae-episcopatuum","status":"pass","blocking":[],"warnings":[],"stats":{"passages":8,"translated":8,"commentary_passages":8,"commentary_units":45,"english_words":2683,"source_letters":8768,"commentary_kinds":8},"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor"},"work_notes":[{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The Notitiae episcopatuum attributed to Epiphanius lists bishoprics under the patriarchates of Constantinople, Alexandria, and Antioch. The lists reflect ecclesiastical organization of the 7th–8th centuries, not Epiphanius’s own 4th-century context.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The text survives in multiple recensions with varying numbers of sees and provinces. The present edition follows the Khazarzar digital transcription, which does not specify its manuscript base or stemmatic relationships.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"These Notitiae were used in Byzantine canon law and synodal acts to determine precedence among sees. Later manuscripts often updated the lists to reflect contemporary jurisdictions, complicating reconstruction of the original.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"This edition provides no critical apparatus, collation of manuscripts, or identification of later interpolations. Readers should consult Darrouzès’s Notitiae episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae for a full critical edition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"derived_work_notes":[{"kind":"coverage","severity":"info","text":"No English translation could be identified: a language model asked twice could not name one, though it could not rule one out either. That is not proof that none exists — translations in dissertations, recent books and other modern languages are easily missed."},{"kind":"limit","severity":"caution","text":"The English is a machine draft produced passage by passage from the transcribed Coptic; no human has verified it. The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve."},{"kind":"register","severity":"info","text":"Register: other in ancient Greek; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them."},{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","text":"Passages: 8 narrative."},{"kind":"caution","severity":"caution","text":"1 passage(s) are fragmentary in the source; the English bridges each break and says so in the note."},{"kind":"source","severity":"info","text":"Source edition: khazarzar — Migne PG text (public domain); khazarzar host and the digitising project state no licence for this layer"}],"derived_structure":{"narrative":8},"term_index":[],"citations":{},"segments":[{"i":1,"ref":"p1","source":"̓Επιφανίου ἀρχιεπισκόπου Κύπρου ἔκθεσις πρωτοκλησιῶν πατριαρχῶν τε καὶ μητροπολιτῶν.\n\nὉ πατριάρχης Ῥώμης ὁ πατριάρχης Κωνσταντινουπόλεως ὁ πατριάρχης Ἀλεξανδρείας ὁ πατριάρχης Ἀντιοχείας ὁ πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων\n\nΚλῆσις μητροπολιτῶν α Ἐπαρχίας Καππαδοκίας ὁ Καισαρείας β Ἐπαρχίας Ἀσίας ὁ Ἐφέσου γ Ἐπαρχίας Εὐρώπης ὁ Ἡρακλείας δ Ἐπαρχίας Γαλατίας ὁ Ἀγκύρας ε Ἐπαρχίας Ἑλλησπόντου ὁ Κυζίκου ς Ἐπαρχίας Λυδίας ὁ Σάρδεων ζ Ἐπαρχίας Βιθυνίας ὁ Νικομηδείας η Ἐπαρχίας τῆς αὐτῆς ὁ Νικαίας θ Ἐπαρχίας τῆς αὐτῆς ὁ Χαλκηδῶνος ι Ἐπαρχίας Παμφυλίας ὁ Σίδης ια Ἐπαρχίας Ἀρμενίας β ὁ Σεβαστείας ιβ Ἐπαρχίας Ἑλενοπόντου ὁ Ἀμασίαςιγ Ἐπαρχίας Ἀρμενίας α ὁ Μελιτηνῆς ιδ Ἐπαρχίας Καππαδοκίας β ὁ Τυάνων ιε Ἐπαρχίας Παφλαγονίας ὁ Γαγγρῶν ις Ἐπαρχίας Ὁνωριάδος ὁ Κλαυδιουπόλεως ιζ Ἐπαρχίας Πόντου ὁ Νεοκαισαρείας ιη Ἐπαρχίας Γαλατίας β ὁ Πισινούντων ιθ Ἐπαρχίας Λυκίας ὁ Μύρων κ Ἐπαρχίας Καρίας ὁ Σταυρουπόλεως κα Ἐπαρχίας Φρυγίας ὁ Λαοδικίας κβ Ἐπαρχίας Φρυγίας Σαλουταρίας ὁ Συνάδων κγ Ἐπαρχίας Λυκαονίας ὁ τοῦ Ἰκονίου κδ Ἐπαρχίας Πισιδίας ὁ Ἀντιοχείας κε Ἐπαρχίας Παμφυλίας ὁ Πέργης κς Ἐπαρχίας Καππαδοκίας β ὁ Μωκησοῦ κζ Ἐπαρχίας Λαζικῆς ὁ τοῦ Φάσιδος κη Ἐπαρχίας Θρᾴκης ὁ Φιλιππουπόλεως κθ Ἐπαρχίας Εὐρώπης ὁ Τραϊανουπόλεως λ Ἐπαρχίας νήσων Κυκλάδων ὁ Ῥόδου λα Ἐπαρχίας Αἱμιμόντου ὁ Ἀδριανουπόλεως λβ Ἐπαρχίας τῆς αὐτῆς ὁ Μαρκιανουπόλεως λγ Ἐπαρχίας Φρυγίας Καπατιανῆς ὁ Ἱεραπόλεως","english":"Epiphanius, Archbishop of Cyprus, Exposition of the Primacies of Patriarchs and Metropolitans.\n\nThe Patriarch of Rome, the Patriarch of Constantinople, the Patriarch of Alexandria, the Patriarch of Antioch, the Patriarch of Jerusalem.\n\nList of Metropolitans: 1. Province of Cappadocia, the one of Caesarea. 2. Province of Asia, the one of Ephesus. 3. Province of Europe, the one of Heraclea. 4. Province of Galatia, the one of Ancyra. 5. Province of Hellespont, the one of Cyzicus. 6. Province of Lydia, the one of Sardis. 7. Province of Bithynia, the one of Nicomedia. 8. Province of the same, the one of Nicaea. 9. Province of the same, the one of Chalcedon. 10. Province of Pamphylia, the one of Side. 11. Province of Armenia Secunda, the one of Sebasteia. 12. Province of Helenopontus, the one of Amaseia. 13. Province of Armenia Prima, the one of Melitene. 14. Province of Cappadocia Secunda, the one of Tyana. 15. Province of Paphlagonia, the one of Gangra. 16. Province of Honorias, the one of Claudiopolis. 17. Province of Pontus, the one of Neocaesarea. 18. Province of Galatia Secunda, the one of Pessinus. 19. Province of Lycia, the one of Myra. 20. Province of Caria, the one of Stauropolis. 21. Province of Phrygia, the one of Laodicea. 22. Province of Phrygia Salutaria, the one of Synnada. 23. Province of Lycaonia, the one of Iconium. 24. Province of Pisidia, the one of Antioch. 25. Province of Pamphylia, the one of Perge. 26. Province of Cappadocia Secunda, the one of Mocissus. 27. Province of Lazica, the one of Phasis. 28. Province of Thrace, the one of Philippopolis. 29. Province of Europe, the one of Traianopolis. 30. Province of the Cyclades Islands, the one of Rhodes. 31. Province of Haemimontus, the one of Hadrianopolis. 32. Province of the same, the one of Marcianopolis. 33. Province of Phrygia Pacatiana, the one of Hierapolis.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"πρωτοκλησιῶν","severity":"info","text":"The term 'πρωτοκλησιῶν' (primacies) denotes the order of precedence among sees, a central concern of this genre.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"Notitiae episcopatuum","severity":"info","text":"This work belongs to the genre of 'notitiae episcopatuum', administrative lists of bishoprics used in Byzantine church governance.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Κλῆσις μητροπολιτῶν","severity":"info","text":"The list of metropolitans is numbered from α (1) to λγ (33), each entry pairing a province with its metropolitan see.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἐπαρχίας Καππαδοκίας β","severity":"info","text":"The mention of Cappadocia Secunda (Ἐπαρχίας Καππαδοκίας β) reflects the administrative division established after 371 CE.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"background","lemma":"Ἐπιφανίου","severity":"info","text":"Attribution to Epiphanius of Cyprus (c. 310–403) is traditional but contested; the list likely underwent later revisions.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἐπαρχίας Καππαδοκίας β","severity":"caution","text":"Cappadocia Secunda appears twice (entries 14 and 26), possibly a scribal duplication or reflecting distinct administrative phases.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The attribution to Epiphanius is uncertain; the list may be a later compilation.","The duplication of Cappadocia Secunda (entries 14 and 26) may indicate textual corruption or revision."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":2,"ref":"p2","source":"Περὶ τῶν αὐτοκεφάλων ἀρχιεπισκόπων\n\nα Ἐπαρχίας Μυσίας ὁ Ὀδυσοῦ β Ἐπαρχίας Σκυθίας ὁ Τομῆς γ Ἐπαρχίας Εὐρώπης ὁ Βιζύης δ Ἐπαρχίας Παφλαγονίας ὁ Πομπηϊουπόλεως ε Ἐπαρχίας Ἀσίας ὁ Σμύρνης Ἐπαρχίας Ἰσαυρίας ὁ Λεοντοπόλεως ζ Ἐπαρχίας Ῥοδόπης ὁ Μαρωνίας η Ἐπαρχίας Βιθυνίας ὁ Ἀπαμίας θ Ἐπαρχίας Ῥοδόπης ὁ Μαξιμιανουπόλεως ι Ἐπαρχίας Γαλατίας β ὁ τῶν Γερμίων ια Ἐπαρχίας Εὐρώπης ὁ Ἀρκαδιουπόλεως ιβ Ἐπαρχίας Θρᾴκης ὁ Βερωνῆς ιγ Ἐπαρχίας νήσου Λέσβου ὁ Μιτυλήνης ιδ Ἐπαρχίας Ἑλλησπόντου ὁ Παρίου ιε Ἐπαρχίας Καρίας ὁ Μιλήτου ις Ἐπαρχίας Θρᾴκης ὁ Νικοπόλεως ιζ Ἐπαρχίας Νήσου ὁ Προικονήσου ιη Ἐπαρχίας Ῥοδόπης ὁ Ἀγχιάλου ιθ Ἐπαρχίας Εὐρώπης ὁ Σηλυβρίας κ Ἐπαρχίας νήσου Λέσβου ὁ Μεθύμνης κα Ἐπαρχίας Βιθυνίας ὁ Κίου κβ Ἐπαρχίας Εὐρώπης ὁ Ἄπρων κγ Ἐπαρχίας Ῥοδόπης ὁ Κυμψάλων κδ Ἐπαρχίας Ζηχίας ὁ Χερσῶνος κε Ἐπαρχίας τῆς αὐτῆς ὁ Βοσπόρου κ Ἐπαρχίας τῆς αὐτῆς ὁ Νικόψεως κζ Ἐπαρχίας Ἰσαυρίας ὁ Κοτράδων κη Ἐπαρχίας Ἑλενοπόντου ὁ Εὐχαΐτων κθ Ἐπαρχίας νήσων Κυκλάδων ὁ Καρπάθου λ Ἐπαρχίας Ῥοδόπης ὁ Αἴνου λα Ἐπαρχίας Εὐρώπης ὁ Δριζηπάρων λβ Ἐπαρχίας Αἱμιμόντου ὁ Μεσημβρίας λγ Ἐπαρχίας Ἀρμενίας β ὁ Ἡρακλειουπόλεως λδ Ἐπαρχίας Ἀβασγίας ὁ Σεβαστοπόλεως","english":"Concerning the Autocephalous Archbishops\n\n1. Of the province of Moesia, the [archbishop] of Odyssus. 2. Of the province of Scythia, the [archbishop] of Tomis. 3. Of the province of Europa, the [archbishop] of Bizye. 4. Of the province of Paphlagonia, the [archbishop] of Pompeiopolis. 5. Of the province of Asia, the [archbishop] of Smyrna. 6. Of the province of Isauria, the [archbishop] of Leontopolis. 7. Of the province of Rhodope, the [archbishop] of Maroneia. 8. Of the province of Bithynia, the [archbishop] of Apameia. 9. Of the province of Rhodope, the [archbishop] of Maximianopolis. 10. Of the province of Galatia II, the [archbishop] of Germia. 11. Of the province of Europa, the [archbishop] of Arcadiopolis. 12. Of the province of Thrace, the [archbishop] of Berone. 13. Of the province of the island of Lesbos, the [archbishop] of Mytilene. 14. Of the province of Hellespont, the [archbishop] of Parium. 15. Of the province of Caria, the [archbishop] of Miletus. 16. Of the province of Thrace, the [archbishop] of Nicopolis. 17. Of the province of the island [of Proconnesus], the [archbishop] of Proconnesus. 18. Of the province of Rhodope, the [archbishop] of Anchialus. 19. Of the province of Europa, the [archbishop] of Selymbria. 20. Of the province of the island of Lesbos, the [archbishop] of Methymna. 21. Of the province of Bithynia, the [archbishop] of Cius. 22. Of the province of Europa, the [archbishop] of Apri. 23. Of the province of Rhodope, the [archbishop] of Cympsala. 24. Of the province of Zichia, the [archbishop] of Cherson. 25. Of the same province, the [archbishop] of Bosporus. 26. Of the same province, the [archbishop] of Nicopsis. 27. Of the province of Isauria, the [archbishop] of Cotrada. 28. Of the province of Helenopontus, the [archbishop] of Euchaita. 29. Of the province of the Cyclades islands, the [archbishop] of Carpathus. 30. Of the province of Rhodope, the [archbishop] of Aenus. 31. Of the province of Europa, the [archbishop] of Drizipara. 32. Of the province of Haemimontus, the [archbishop] of Mesembria. 33. Of the province of Armenia II, the [archbishop] of Heracleopolis. 34. Of the province of Abasgia, the [archbishop] of Sebastopolis.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Περὶ τῶν αὐτοκεφάλων ἀρχιεπισκόπων","severity":"info","text":"This heading introduces a list of autocephalous archbishops, distinct from the preceding list of metropolitans. The Greek term αὐτοκέφαλος indicates sees not subject to a metropolitan.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"αὐτοκεφάλων","severity":"info","text":"Autocephalous means 'self-headed,' i.e., a bishopric independent of any metropolitan, answering directly to a patriarch. This status is a key feature of late antique ecclesiastical geography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"Ἐπαρχίας Μυσίας ὁ Ὀδυσοῦ","severity":"info","text":"Odyssus (modern Varna, Bulgaria) was a coastal city in the Roman province of Moesia Inferior. Its inclusion as autocephalous reflects the shifting ecclesiastical organization of the Balkans.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"κ Ἐπαρχίας τῆς αὐτῆς ὁ Νικόψεως","severity":"caution","text":"The numbering jumps from κε (25) to κ (20) then κζ (27). This is likely a scribal error; the English draft corrects to 26. The Greek text is corrupt at this point.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"background","lemma":"Ἐπαρχίας Ζηχίας ὁ Χερσῶνος","severity":"info","text":"Zichia is a region on the northeast coast of the Black Sea. Cherson (Chersonesus) in Crimea was a major Byzantine outpost; its autocephalous status reflects the empire's ecclesiastical reach beyond the traditional Roman provinces.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"background","lemma":"Ἐπαρχίας Ἀβασγίας ὁ Σεβαστοπόλεως","severity":"info","text":"Abasgia (modern Abkhazia) and its see Sebastopolis (modern Sukhumi) appear in other Byzantine notitiae as autocephalous, indicating a consistent tradition of listing these Black Sea sees as independent.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Greek text has a numbering error at entry 26 (κ instead of κς), and the province name for entries 24-26 is given as 'τῆς αὐτῆς' (the same) after Zichia, but it is unclear whether all three sees belong to Zichia or to different provinces. The English draft assumes all three are Zichia.","The province 'Αἱμιμόντου' (entry 32) is likely a variant spelling of Haemimontus, a late Roman province in Thrace."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"Περὶ ἐπισκόπων ἐπεχομένων Ἐπαρχία Καππαδοκίας α, Μητρόπολις Καισαρείας ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς ε, οἷον τὸν τῶν Βασιλικῶν θερμῶν τὸν Νύσης τὸν Θεοδοσιουπόλεως Ἀρμενίας τὸν Καμουλιανῶν τὸν Κικισοῦ Ἐπαρχία Ἀσίας, Μητρόπολις Ἐφέσου ἔχει πόλεις ὑπ' αὐτὴν ἤτοι ἐπισκοπάς λ, οἷον τὸν Ὑπέπων τὸν Τράλλεων τὸν Μαγνησίας Μαιάνδρου τὸν Ἐλαίας τὸν Ἀδραμυτίου τὸν Ἄσσου τὸν Γαργάρων τὸν Μασταύρων τὸν Καλόης τὸν Βριούλων τὸν Πιττάνης τὸν Μυρίνης τὸν Φωκίας τὸν Αὐρηλιουπόλεως τὸν Νύσσης τὸν Μασχακωμέων τὸν Μητροπολιτῶν τὸν Βαρέτων τὸν Μαγνησίας καὶ Ἀνηλίου τὸν Ἀνινάτων τὸν Περγάμου τὸν Πριήλης τὸν Ἀρκαδιουπόλεως τὸν Ἀνέας αὐλῆς τὸν Διὸς ἱεροῦ τὸν Αὐγάζων τὸν Σιῶν τὸν Κολοφώνης τὸν Λεβέδου τὸν Τέου τὸν\n\nἘρυθρῶν τὸν Ἐκλυζομενινῶν τὸν Ἀντάνδρου τὸν Θεοδοσιουπόλεως Περπερίνης τὸν Κύμης τὸν Παλαιουπόλεως Ἐπαρχία Εὐρώπης Θρᾴκης·\n\nΜητρόπολις Ἡρακλείας ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς ε, οἷον τὸν τοῦ Πανίου τὸν Καλλιπόλεως τὸν Χερρονήσου τὸν Κύλας τὸν Ῥαιδεστοῦ Ἐπαρχία Γαλατίας [Θρᾴκης]· Μητρόπολις Ἀγκύρας ἔχει πόλεις ὑπ' αὐτὴν ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς ζ, οἷον τὸν Ταβίας τὸν Ἡλιουπόλεως τὸν Ἀσπόνης τὸν Βηρινουπόλεως τὸν Μνήζου τὸν Κίνης τὸν Ἀναστασιουπόλεως Ἐπαρχία Ἑλλησπόντου· Μητρόπολις Κυζίκου ἔχει πόλεις ὑπ' αὐτὴν ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς ιβ, οἷον τὸν Γέρμης τὸν Πημανηνοῦ τὸν Ὤκης τὸν Σασαβάρεως τὸν Ἀδριανοῦ θηρῶν τὸν Λαμψάκου τὸν Ἀβύδου τὸν Δαρδάνου τὸν Ἰλίου τὸν Τρῳάδος τὸν Πιωνίας τὸν Μελιτουπόλεως Ἐπαρχία Λυδίας·","english":"Concerning the Bishops Who Are Subject to Others. Province of Cappadocia I, Metropolis of Caesarea has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 5, such as the one of the Basilicae Thermae, the one of Nysa, the one of Theodosiopolis of Armenia, the one of Camulianae, the one of Ciscisus. Province of Asia, Metropolis of Ephesus has cities under it, that is, bishoprics, 30, such as the one of Hypaepa, the one of Tralles, the one of Magnesia on the Maeander, the one of Elaea, the one of Adramyttium, the one of Assus, the one of Gargara, the one of Mastaura, the one of Caloe, the one of Briula, the one of Pitane, the one of Myrina, the one of Phocaea, the one of Aureliopolis, the one of Nyssa, the one of the Maschacomeans, the one of the Metropolitans, the one of Bareta, the one of Magnesia and Anelium, the one of the Aninatae, the one of Pergamum, the one of Priene, the one of Arcadiopolis, the one of Anea Aule, the one of Hierum of Zeus, the one of Augaza, the one of Sion, the one of Colophon, the one of Lebedus, the one of Teos, the one of Erythrae, the one of the Ecluzomeninae, the one of Antandrus, the one of Theodosiopolis of Perperine, the one of Cyme, the one of Palaepolis. Province of Europa of Thrace: Metropolis of Heraclea has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 5, such as the one of Panium, the one of Callipolis, the one of Chersonesus, the one of Cyla, the one of Rhaedestus. Province of Galatia of Thrace: Metropolis of Ancyra has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 7, such as the one of Tabia, the one of Heliopolis, the one of Aspona, the one of Berinopolis, the one of Mnizus, the one of Cina, the one of Anastasiopolis. Province of Hellespontus: Metropolis of Cyzicus has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 12, such as the one of Germe, the one of Pemanenus, the one of Oca, the one of Sasabarea, the one of Hadrianotherae, the one of Lampsacus, the one of Abydus, the one of Dardanus, the one of Ilium, the one of Troas, the one of Pionia, the one of Melitopolis. Province of Lydia.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Περὶ ἐπισκόπων ἐπεχομένων","severity":"info","text":"The heading marks a shift from autocephalous archbishops to bishops subject to metropolitans, organizing the list by province and metropolis.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ἐπεχομένων","severity":"info","text":"The participle ἐπεχομένων (from ἐπέχω) here means 'held under' or 'subject to,' indicating suffragan bishops under a metropolitan.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"Μητρόπολις Καισαρείας","severity":"info","text":"Caesarea in Cappadocia was the metropolitan see for Cappadocia I, a province created in the late Roman administrative reforms.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"Μητρόπολις Ἐφέσου","severity":"info","text":"Ephesus was the leading see of the province of Asia, with an exceptionally large number of suffragan bishoprics (30 listed here).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"Μαγνησίας καὶ Ἀνηλίου","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'Magnesia and Anelium' may represent a double see or a textual conflation; the reading is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἐπαρχία Γαλατίας [Θρᾴκης]","severity":"caution","text":"The bracketed '[Θρᾴκης]' in the Greek suggests a scribal insertion or confusion, as Galatia is not normally part of Thrace; this may be a corruption.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'Μαγνησίας καὶ Ἀνηλίου' may indicate a joint see or a textual error; the exact status is unclear.","The province 'Γαλατίας [Θρᾴκης]' is anomalous; the bracketed 'Θρᾴκης' may be a later addition or misplacement."],"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":4,"ref":"p4","source":"Μητρόπολις Σάρδεων ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς κ, οἷον τὸν Φιλαδελφίας τὸν Τριπόλεως τὸν Θυατείρων τὸν Σεττῶν τὸν Αὐρηλιουπόλεως τὸν Τριπόλεως τὸν Γόρδης τὸν Τράλλης τὸν Σάλων τὸν Σιλάνδου τὸν Μαιονίας τὸν Ἀπόλλωνος ἱεροῦ τὸν Ὑρκανίδος τὸν Μουστίνης τὸν Ἀκρασοῦ τὸν Ἀπολλωνιάδος τὸν Ἀτταλείας τὸν Βαγῆς τὸν Βλάνδου τὸν Μεσοτυμόλου τὸν Ἱεροκαισαρείας τὸν Δαλδῆς τὸν Κερασέων τὸν Στρατονικείας τὸν Γαβάλων τὸν Σαττάλων τὸν Ἑρμουκαπηλείας Ἐπαρχία Βιθυνίας· Μητρόπολις Νικομηδείας ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς η, οἷον τὸν Προύσης ἤτοι Θεουπόλεως τὸν Βασιλινουπόλεως τὸν Πραινέτου τὸν Ἀπολλωνιάδος τὸν Δασκυλίου τὸν Γάλλου τὸν Νεοκαισαρείας τὸν Κωλασίας ἤτοι Λόφων Ἐπαρχία τῆς αὐτῆς· Μητρόπολις Νικαίας ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς τρεῖς οἷον τὸν Μοδρινῆς ἤτοι Μελίτου τὸν Λινώης τὸν Γορδοσέρβων Ἐπαρχία τῆς αὐτῆς· Μητρόπολις Καλχηδόνος. Ἐπαρχία Παμφυλίας· Μητρόπολις Σίδης ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς ι, οἷον τὸν Σέλγης τὸν Ἀσπένδου τὸν Ἐττένης τὸν Ὁρύμνης τὸν Κάσων τὸν Σεμνέων τὸν Καραλίων τὸν τοῦ Καρακισίου τὸν Συέδρων τὸν Μυλώμης ἤτοι Ἰουστινιανουπόλεως τὸν Οὐαμάνδρων τὸν Δαλισάνδου τὸν Ἴσβων τὸν Λύρβης τὸν Κολυβράσσου τὸν Μαναύγων Ἐπαρχία Ἀρμενίας Β· Μητρόπολις Σεβαστίας ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς ε, οἷον τὸν Σεβαστουπόλεως τὸν Νικοπόλεως τὸν Σαττάλων τὸν Κολωνείας τὸν Βηρίσσης Ἐπαρχία Ἑλενοπόντου·","english":"Metropolis of Sardis has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 20, such as the one of Philadelphia, the one of Tripolis, the one of Thyateira, the one of Sette, the one of Aurelioupolis, the one of Tripolis, the one of Gordus, the one of Tralles, the one of Sala, the one of Silandus, the one of Maeonia, the one of Apollonos Hieron, the one of Hyrcanis, the one of Mustine, the one of Acrasus, the one of Apollonias, the one of Attalia, the one of Bage, the one of Blandus, the one of Mesotymolus, the one of Hierocaesarea, the one of Daldis, the one of Ceraseis, the one of Stratonicea, the one of Gabala, the one of Sattala, the one of Hermocapelia. Province of Bithynia. Metropolis of Nicomedia has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 8, such as the one of Prusa, that is, Theoupolis, the one of Basilinoupolis, the one of Praenetus, the one of Apollonias, the one of Dascuylum, the one of Gallus, the one of Neocaesarea, the one of Colasia, that is, Lophi. Province of the same. Metropolis of Nicaea has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 3, such as the one of Modrine, that is, Melitum, the one of Linoe, the one of Gordoservi. Province of the same. Metropolis of Chalcedon. Province of Pamphylia. Metropolis of Side has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 10, such as the one of Selge, the one of Aspendus, the one of Etene, the one of Orymna, the one of Casa, the one of Semneae, the one of Caralia, the one of Caracisium, the one of Syedra, the one of Mylome, that is, Justinianoupolis, the one of Uamandra, the one of Dalisandus, the one of Isba, the one of Lyrbe, the one of Colybrassus, the one of Manauga. Province of Armenia II. Metropolis of Sebastia has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 5, such as the one of Sebastoupolis, the one of Nicopolis, the one of Sattala, the one of Colonia, the one of Berissa. Province of Helenopontus.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Μητρόπολις Σάρδεων ... Ἐπαρχία Ἑλενοπόντου","severity":"info","text":"The passage lists metropolitan sees and their suffragan bishoprics in Asia Minor, following a formulaic pattern: metropolis name, number of suffragans, then list of sees. The list for Sardis includes 27 names, though the text says 20.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ἤτοι","severity":"info","text":"The Greek particle 'ἤτοι' (that is) introduces alternative names for sees, e.g., Προύσης ἤτοι Θεουπόλεως (Prusa, that is, Theoupolis). This indicates renaming or dual nomenclature, common in late antique ecclesiastical geography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"Ἐπαρχία Ἀρμενίας Β","severity":"info","text":"Armenia II was a late Roman province created in the 4th century, with Sebastia as its metropolis. The list reflects the ecclesiastical organization after the Council of Chalcedon (451).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"κ","severity":"caution","text":"The numeral κ (20) for Sardis is followed by 27 bishopric names, indicating a textual corruption or miscount. The list may include duplicates (e.g., Τριπόλεως appears twice) or later additions.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"Notitiae episcopatuum — Epiphanius","severity":"info","text":"This notitia is attributed to Epiphanius of Salamis (4th century) but likely compiled later, in the 7th–8th centuries. It was used in Byzantine church administration and later edited by scholars like Jean Darrouzès.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The number of suffragans for Sardis is given as 20, but 27 names are listed, suggesting textual corruption or interpolation.","The province designation 'Ἐπαρχία τῆς αὐτῆς' (Province of the same) after Nicomedia and Nicaea is ambiguous; it likely refers to Bithynia, but the repetition may indicate a scribal error.","The entry for Chalcedon lacks a list of suffragans, possibly due to a lacuna in the manuscript."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":5,"ref":"p5","source":"Μητρόπολις Ἀμασίας ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς, οἷον τὸν Ἀμινσοῦ τὸν Σινώπης τὸν Ἰβόρων τὸν Ἀνδράπων τὸν Ζαλίχων ἤτοι Λεοντοπόλεως τὸν Ζήλων Ἐπαρχία Ἀρμενίας· Μητρόπολις Μελιτηνῆς ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς ε, οἷον τὸν Ἄρκης τὸν Κουκουσοῦ τὸν Ἀραβισσοῦ τὸν Ἀριαράθης τὸν Κομάνων Ἐπαρχία Καππαδοκίας Β· Μητρόπολις Τυάνων ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς γ, οἷον τὸν Κυβίστρων τὸν Φαυστινουπόλεως τὸν Σασίμων Ἐπαρχία Παφλαγονίας· Μητρόπολις Γαγγρῶν ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς δ, οἷον τὸν Ἀμάστριδος τὸν Ἰουνουπόλεως τὸν Δαδύβρων τὸν Σωρῶν Ἐπαρχία Ὁνωριάδος· Μητρόπολις Κλαυδιουπόλεως ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς ε, οἷον τὸν Ἡρακλείας Πόντου τὸν Προυσιάδος τὸν Τίου τὸν Κρατείας τὸν Ἀδριανουπόλεως\n\nἘπαρχία Πόντου Πολεμωνιακοῦ· Μητρόπολις Νεοκαισαρείας ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς δ, οἷον τὸν Τραπεζούντων τὸν Κερασούντων τὸν τοῦ Πολεμωνίου τὸν Κομάνων Ἐπαρχία Γαλατίας Β· Μητρόπολις Πισινούντων ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς ζ, οἷον τὸν τοῦ Ἀμωρίου τὸν Κλαναοῦ τὸν Εὐδοξιάδος τὸν Πητανισοῦ τὸν Τρωκνάδων τὸν Γερμοκολωνείας τὸν Παλίας Ἐπαρχία Λυκίας·","english":"Metropolis of Amaseia has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, such as the one of Aminsos, the one of Sinope, the one of Ibora, the one of Andrapa, the one of Zalichos, that is, of Leontopolis, the one of Zela. Province of Armenia: Metropolis of Melitene has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 5, such as the one of Arka, the one of Koukousos, the one of Arabissos, the one of Ariarathia, the one of Komana. Province of Cappadocia Secunda: Metropolis of Tyana has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 3, such as the one of Kybistra, the one of Faustinopolis, the one of Sasima. Province of Paphlagonia: Metropolis of Gangra has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 4, such as the one of Amastris, the one of Ionopolis, the one of Dadybra, the one of Sora. Province of Honorias: Metropolis of Klaudioupolis has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 5, such as the one of Herakleia of Pontus, the one of Prusias, the one of Tios, the one of Krateia, the one of Adrianoupolis.\n\nProvince of Pontus Polemoniacus: Metropolis of Neokaisareia has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 4, such as the one of Trapezous, the one of Kerasous, the one of Polemonion, the one of Komana. Province of Galatia Secunda: Metropolis of Pisinoeis has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 7, such as the one of Amorion, the one of Klanos, the one of Eudoxias, the one of Pitanisos, the one of Troknada, the one of Germokoloneia, the one of Palia. Province of Lycia.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Μητρόπολις Ἀμασίας … Ἐπαρχία Λυκίας","severity":"info","text":"The passage lists metropolitan sees and their suffragan bishoprics in a fixed formula, moving from Amaseia through several provinces (Armenia, Cappadocia Secunda, Paphlagonia, Honorias, Pontus Polemoniacus, Galatia Secunda) and ending abruptly with Lycia.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"Ἐπαρχία","severity":"info","text":"Ἐπαρχία (eparchia) denotes a civil province of the Roman Empire, here used to organize the ecclesiastical sees. The transition from one province to the next is marked by the phrase Ἐπαρχία + genitive, e.g., Ἐπαρχία Ἀρμενίας.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"Ἐπαρχία Λυκίας","severity":"info","text":"The final entry, 'Province of Lycia,' is incomplete: it lacks the expected metropolitan see and its suffragan list. This suggests either a lacuna in the manuscript or that the text was intended to continue.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"Πισινούντων","severity":"caution","text":"The Greek reads Πισινούντων, but the English draft renders 'Pisinoeis.' The correct form is likely Πισινοῦντος (Pessinus), a well-known metropolis in Galatia Secunda. The variant may be a scribal error or a dialectal form.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"Notitiae episcopatuum — Epiphanius","severity":"info","text":"This text belongs to the genre of Notitiae episcopatuum, lists of bishoprics used for administrative and liturgical purposes. The attribution to Epiphanius is traditional but uncertain; the work likely dates from the 7th–8th century.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The final entry 'Province of Lycia' is incomplete; the metropolitan see and its suffragans are missing.","The form Πισινούντων may be a scribal error for Πισινοῦντος (Pessinus).","The number of suffragans for Amaseia is not given, unlike later entries where numerals appear."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":6,"ref":"p6","source":"Μητρόπολις Μύρων ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς λ, οἷον τὸν Μασταύρων τὸν Τελμησοῦ τὸν Ἠλιμύρων τὸν Ἀράξης τὸν Ἀπρίλλων τὸν Ἀποδαλείας τὸν Ὀρυκανδῶν τὸν Τάτλων τὸν Ἀρνέων τὸν Σιδύμων τὸν Ζηνωνουπόλεως τὸν Ὀλύμπου τὸν Τλῶν τὸν Κορυδάλων τὸν Κάνου τὸν Ἀκρασσοῦ τὸν Ξάνθου τὸν Βοβοῦ ἤτοι Σοφιανουπόλεως τὸν Μαρκιανῆς τὸν Οἰνούνδων τὸν Χώματος τὸν Φέλλων τὸν Ἀντιφέλλου τὸν Φασηλειάδος τὸν Ῥοδιαπόλεως τὸν Ἀκαλισσοῦ τὸν Λεβήσου τὸν Ἀκανδρῶν τὸν Παλαιωτῶν τὸν Εὐδοκιάδος ἤτοι Ἰουστινουπόλεως τὸν Κόμνων τὸν Πατάρων τὸν Βαλβούρων τὸν Νήσων τὸν Κυανέων τὸν Μηλωνιτῶν Ἐπαρχία Καρίας· Μητρόπολις Σταυρουπόλεως ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς κη, οἷον τὸν Κιβύρας τὸν Σίζων τὸν Ἡρακλείας Σαλβάκων τὸν Ἀπολλωνιάδος τὸν Ἡρακλείας Λακύμων τὸν Ταβῶν τὸν Λάρβων τὸν Ἀντιοχείας Μαιάνδρου τὸν Ταπάσσων τὸν Ἁρπάσων τὸν Νεαπόλεως τὸν Ὀρθωσιάδος τὸν Ἀνωτετάρτης τὸν Λαβάνδων τὸν Στρατονικείας τὸν Ἀλκάνδων τὸν Μυλάσων τὸν Μείζου τὸν Ἰασσοῦ τὸν τοῦ Βαρβυλίου τὸν Ἁλικαρνασοῦ τὸν Ὑλαρίμων τὸν Κνίδου τὸν Μεταβῶν τὸν Μύνδου τὸν τοῦ Ἱεροῦ τὸν Κινδράμων τὸν Κεράμων Ἐπαρχία Φρυγίας Καππατιανῆς· Μητρόπολις Λαοδικείας ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς ιζ, οἷον τὸν Τιβεριουπόλεως τὸν Ἀζάνου τὸν Ἀγκύρας Συναοῦ τὸν Πέλτων τὸν Ἀππίας τὸν Κάδων τὸν Ἰκρίων τὸν Ἠλούζων τὸν Τρανουπόλεως τὸν Σεβαστείας τὸν Εὐμενείας τὸν Τιμένου θηρῶν τὸν Ἀγαθουκωμέων τὸν Ἀλίων τὸν Τριπόλεως τὸν Ἀττανάσου τὸν Σίβλιος Ἐπαρχία Φρυγίας Σαλουταρίας·","english":"Metropolis of Myra has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 30, such as the one of Mastaura, the one of Telmessos, the one of Olympos, the one of Araxa, the one of Aprillai, the one of Apodaleia, the one of Orykanda, the one of Tattala, the one of Arnaia, the one of Sidyma, the one of Zenonopolis, the one of Olympos, the one of Tlos, the one of Korydala, the one of Kanos, the one of Akrassos, the one of Xanthos, the one of Bobos, that is, of Sophianopolis, the one of Markiane, the one of Oinoanda, the one of Choma, the one of Phellos, the one of Antiphellos, the one of Phaselis, the one of Rhodiopolis, the one of Akalissos, the one of Lebessos, the one of Akanda, the one of Palaia, the one of Eudokias, that is, of Ioustinianopolis, the one of Komba, the one of Patara, the one of Balboura, the one of Nesa, the one of Kyaneai, the one of Melonitai. Province of Caria. Metropolis of Stauropolis has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 28, such as the one of Kibyra, the one of Siza, the one of Herakleia Salbake, the one of Apollonias, the one of Herakleia Lakyma, the one of Taba, the one of Larba, the one of Antiocheia on the Maiandros, the one of Tapassa, the one of Harpasa, the one of Neapolis, the one of Orthosias, the one of Anotetarte, the one of Labanda, the one of Stratonikeia, the one of Alkanda, the one of Mylasa, the one of Meizos, the one of Iasos, the one of Bargylia, the one of Halikarnassos, the one of Hylarima, the one of Knidos, the one of Metaba, the one of Myndos, the one of Hieron, the one of Kindrama, the one of Keramos. Province of Phrygia Kappatiane. Metropolis of Laodikeia has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 17, such as the one of Tiberioupolis, the one of Aizanoi, the one of Ankyra Sanaou, the one of Peltae, the one of Appia, the one of Kadoi, the one of Ikrion, the one of Elouza, the one of Tranoupolis, the one of Sebasteia, the one of Eumeneia, the one of Timenou theron, the one of Agathoukome, the one of Alia, the one of Tripolis, the one of Attanassos, the one of Siblia. Province of Phrygia Saloutaria.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Μητρόπολις Μύρων ... Ἐπαρχία Καρίας ... Ἐπαρχία Φρυγίας Καππατιανῆς ... Ἐπαρχία Φρυγίας Σαλουταρίας","severity":"info","text":"The passage lists three metropoleis (Myra, Stauropolis, Laodikeia) each followed by their suffragan sees, then closes each section with a province heading, showing a consistent administrative structure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἐπαρχία Φρυγίας Καππατιανῆς","severity":"info","text":"The province name 'Phrygia Kappatiane' is a variant of 'Phrygia Pacatiana', a late Roman province; the spelling here may reflect a scribal or transmission error.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Μητρόπολις Μύρων","severity":"info","text":"Myra was the metropolitan see of Lycia, a province in southwestern Asia Minor; its bishopric list here includes 30 sees, reflecting the ecclesiastical organization of the 7th–9th centuries.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"τὸν Ὀλύμπου","severity":"caution","text":"The name 'Olympos' appears twice in the list for Myra (once as 'τὸν Ἠλιμύρων' in the Greek, but the English draft has 'Olympos' for both); the Greek text actually reads 'τὸν Ἠλιμύρων' (Elimyron) and later 'τὸν Ὀλύμπου' (Olympos), so the English conflates two distinct sees.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"Notitiae episcopatuum — Epiphanius","severity":"info","text":"This list is part of the 'Notitiae episcopatuum' attributed to Epiphanius, a Byzantine ecclesiastical gazetteer used for administrative and liturgical purposes, not a narrative history.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Greek text lists 30 suffragan sees for Myra, but the English draft counts only 29 distinct names due to the duplication of 'Olympos'; the correct count is 30 if 'Elimyron' and 'Olympos' are separate.","The province 'Phrygia Kappatiane' is ambiguous: it may be a corruption of 'Phrygia Pacatiana' or a distinct administrative unit; the reading taken follows the manuscript spelling."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":7,"ref":"p7","source":"Μητρόπολις Συνάδων ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς κδ, οἷον τὸν Κοτυαείου τὸν Δορυλαίου τὸν Νακωλείας τὸν τοῦ Δοκιμίου τὸν Μηδαίου τὸν Ἴψου τὸν Προμνησοῦ τὸν Μηροῦ τὸν Σιβίνδου τὸν Πολυβώτου τὸν Φυτείας τὸν Ἱεραπόλεως τὸν Εὐκαρπίας τὸν Λυσσιάδος τὸν Αὐγουστοπόλεως τὸν Βροζοῦ τὸν Ὄτρου τὸν Λυκάονος τὸν Στεκτορίου τὸν Κινναβορίου τὸν Κόνης Δημητροπόλης τὸν Σκορδασπίας τὸν Νικουπόλεως τὸν Αὐροκλῶν Ἐπαρχία Λυκαονίας· Μητρόπολις τοῦ Ἰκονίου ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς ιδ, οἷον τὸν Λύστρων τὸν Οὐασάδων τὸν Ἀμβλάδων τὸν Οὐμανάδων τὸν Μισθίων τὸν Λαράνδων τὸν Βαρέτων τὸν Δέρβης τὸν Σανάτρων τὸν Κανοῦ τὸν Βηρινουπολιοψιανῶν τὸν Γαλβάνου τὸν Λύστρων τὸν Περτῶν Ἐπαρχία Πισσιδίας· Μητρόπολις Ἀντιοχείας ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς ιη, οἷον τὸν τοῦ Φιλομηλίου τὸν Σαγαλασοῦ τὸν Σωζουπόλεως τὸν Ἀπαμίας τῆς Κηνόου τὸν Ῥαίου τὸν Βάρεως τὸν Ἀδριανουπόλεως τὸν Λιμένων τὸν Νεαπόλεως τὸν Λαοδικίας τῆς κεκαυμένης τὸν Σελευκίας τὸν Σιδηρᾶς τὸν Ἀδάδων τὸν Ζωζήλων τὸν Τιμβριάδος τὸν Τυμάνδου τὸν Ἰουστινιανουπόλεως τὸν Μητροπόλεως τὸν Πάππων Ἐπαρχία τῆς Παμφυλίας· Μητρόπολις Πέργης ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς ιη, οἷον τὸν Ἀτταλίας τὸν Εὐδοξιάδος τὸν Τελμησοῦ τὸν Σίνδου τὸν Μαξιμιανουπόλεως τὸν Λαγίνων τὸν Παλαιουπόλεως τὸν Κρημνοῦ τὸν Κουδρούλων τὸν Πελτινήσσου τὸν Ἀρησασοῦ τὸν Πουγλῶν τὸν Ἀδριανῆς τὸν Δικηταναύρων τὸν Σανδιδῶν τὸν Βαράης τὸν Συλαίου τὸν Περβαίνων","english":"Metropolis of Synnada has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 24, such as the one of Kotyaion, the one of Dorylaion, the one of Nakoleia, the one of Dokimion, the one of Midaion, the one of Ipsos, the one of Promnesos, the one of Meros, the one of Sibindos, the one of Polybotos, the one of Phyteia, the one of Hierapolis, the one of Eukarpia, the one of Lysias, the one of Augustopolis, the one of Brozos, the one of Otros, the one of Lykaon, the one of Stektorion, the one of Kinnaborion, the one of Kone Demetropolis, the one of Skordaspia, the one of Nikopolis, the one of Auroklai. Province of Lykaonia: Metropolis of Ikonion has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 14, such as the one of Lystra, the one of Ouasa, the one of Amblada, the one of Oumana, the one of Misthia, the one of Laranda, the one of Bareta, the one of Derbe, the one of Sanatra, the one of Kanos, the one of Berinoupolis Opsianon, the one of Galbanos, the one of Lystra, the one of Pertai. Province of Pisidia: Metropolis of Antiocheia has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 18, such as the one of Philomelion, the one of Sagalassos, the one of Sozopolis, the one of Apameia of the Kainos, the one of Rhaios, the one of Bareis, the one of Adrianopolis, the one of Limenai, the one of Neapolis, the one of Laodikeia of the burned land, the one of Seleukeia, the one of Sidera, the one of Adada, the one of Zozela, the one of Timbrias, the one of Tymandos, the one of Ioustinianopolis, the one of Metropolis, the one of Pappoi. Province of Pamphylia: Metropolis of Perge has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 18, such as the one of Attaleia, the one of Eudoxias, the one of Telmesos, the one of Sinda, the one of Maximianopolis, the one of Lagina, the one of Palaiapolis, the one of Kremnos, the one of Koudroula, the one of Peltinessos, the one of Aresasos, the one of Pugla, the one of Hadriane, the one of Diketanaura, the one of Sandida, the one of Barae, the one of Sylaion, the one of Perbainoi.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Μητρόπολις Συνάδων ... Ἐπαρχία Λυκαονίας· Μητρόπολις τοῦ Ἰκονίου ... Ἐπαρχία Πισσιδίας· Μητρόπολις Ἀντιοχείας ... Ἐπαρχία τῆς Παμφυλίας· Μητρόπολις Πέργης","severity":"info","text":"The passage lists four metropoleis in sequence: Synnada, Ikonion, Antiocheia, and Perge, each introducing a province (Lykaonia, Pisidia, Pamphylia). This structure mirrors the administrative hierarchy of ecclesiastical provinces.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἐπαρχία Λυκαονίας","severity":"info","text":"The Greek term 'Ἐπαρχία' denotes a Roman province, here Lykaonia. The list organizes bishoprics by civil province, a common feature in notitiae episcopatuum.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Λαοδικίας τῆς κεκαυμένης","severity":"info","text":"Laodikeia of the burned land (Λαοδικίας τῆς κεκαυμένης) refers to Laodicea Combusta in Phrygia, distinguished from other cities named Laodicea by its volcanic or burned landscape.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"τὸν Λύστρων ... τὸν Λύστρων","severity":"caution","text":"The name Lystra appears twice in the list for Ikonion (Lykaonia), likely a scribal duplication. The English draft retains both instances, but the second may be an error for another see.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"Βηρινουπολιοψιανῶν","severity":"info","text":"The compound 'Βηρινουπολιοψιανῶν' likely combines Berinoupolis and Opsianon, possibly indicating a merged or double-named see. The English renders it as 'Berinoupolis Opsianon'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Μητρόπολις Πέργης ... ιη","severity":"info","text":"The metropolis of Perge lists 18 suffragan sees, but the Greek enumerates 18 names, matching the count. The English draft lists 18 items, consistent with the Greek.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The duplication of Lystra in the Ikonion list may be a scribal error; the intended second see is uncertain.","The reading of 'Βηρινουπολιοψιανῶν' as a single see or two separate entities is ambiguous; the English treats it as one."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":8,"ref":"p8","source":"Ἐπαρχία Καππαδοκίας· Μητρόπολις Μωκησοῦ ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς δ, οἷον τὸν Ναζιανζοῦ τὸν Κολωνείας τὸν Παρνασσοῦ τὸν Δωάρων Ἐπαρχία Λαζικῆς· Μητρόπολις Φάσιδος ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς δ, οἷον τὸν Ῥοδοπόλεως τὸν τῆς Σαησινῶν τὸν Πετρῶν τὸν τῆς Ζιγανέων Ἐπαρχία Θρᾴκης· Μητρόπολις Φιλιππουπόλεως ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς γ, οἷον τὸν Διοκλητιανουπόλεως τὸν Σεβαστουπόλεως τὸν Διοσπόλεως Ἐπαρχία Εὐρώπης· Μητρόπολις Τραϊανοῦ ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς β, οἷον τὸν Πήρου τὸν Ἀναστασιουπόλεως Ἐπαρχία νήσων Κυκλάδων· Μητρόπολις Ῥόδου ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς ιβ, οἷον τὸν Σάμου τὸν Χίου τὸν Κῴου τὸν Ναξίας τὸν Θήρας τὸν Πάρου τὸν Λέρου τὸν Ἄνδρου τὸν Τήνου τὸν Μήλου τὸν Πισσύνης Ἐπαρχία Αἱμιμόντου· Μητρόπολις Ἀδριανοῦ ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς ε, οἷον τὸν Μεσημβρίας τὸν Σωζοπόλεως τὸν Πλουτινουπόλεως τὸν Ἀναστασιουπόλεως τὸν Τζωΐδων Ἐπαρχία τῆς αὐτῆς· Μητρόπολις Μαρκιανοῦ ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς ε, οἷον τὸν Ῥοδοστόλου τὸν Τραμαρίσκων τὸν Νόβων τὸν Ζεκεδέσπων τὸν Σκαρίας Ἐπαρχία Φρυγίας Καππατιάνης· Μητρόπολις Ἱεραπόλεως ἔχει ὑπ' αὐτὴν πόλεις ἤτοι ἐπισκοπὰς ε, οἷον τὸν Μελουπόλης τὸν Διονυσιουπόλεως τὸν Ἀναστασιουπόλεως τὸν Ἀττούδων τὸν Μοσύνων","english":"Province of Cappadocia: Metropolis of Mokisos has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 4, such as the one of Nazianzos, the one of Koloneia, the one of Parnassos, the one of Doara. Province of Lazike: Metropolis of Phasis has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 4, such as the one of Rhodopolis, the one of the Saesinoi, the one of Petra, the one of the Ziganai. Province of Thrace: Metropolis of Philippopolis has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 3, such as the one of Diokletianoupolis, the one of Sebastoupolis, the one of Diospolis. Province of Europe: Metropolis of Traianoupolis has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 2, such as the one of Peros, the one of Anastasioupolis. Province of the Cyclades Islands: Metropolis of Rhodes has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 12, such as the one of Samos, the one of Chios, the one of Kos, the one of Naxos, the one of Thera, the one of Paros, the one of Leros, the one of Andros, the one of Tenos, the one of Melos, the one of Pissyne. Province of Haimimontos: Metropolis of Adrianoupolis has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 5, such as the one of Mesembria, the one of Sozopolis, the one of Ploutinoupolis, the one of Anastasioupolis, the one of Tzoide. Province of the same: Metropolis of Markianoupolis has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 5, such as the one of Rhodostolos, the one of Tramariskos, the one of Nobai, the one of Zekedespos, the one of Skaria. Province of Phrygia Kappatiane: Metropolis of Hierapolis has under it cities, that is, bishoprics, 5, such as the one of Meloupolis, the one of Dionysioupolis, the one of Anastasioupolis, the one of Attouda, the one of Mosyna.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Ἐπαρχία Καππαδοκίας· Μητρόπολις Μωκησοῦ","severity":"info","text":"The passage lists eight provinces, each with a metropolis and suffragan sees, following the formulaic pattern of the Notitiae episcopatuum.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"Μωκησοῦ","severity":"info","text":"Mokisos (Μωκησοῦ) was a city in Cappadocia; its see is listed as a metropolis here, reflecting late antique ecclesiastical geography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Λαζικῆς","severity":"info","text":"Lazike (Λαζικῆς) corresponds to the region of Lazica on the eastern Black Sea coast, a late Roman province.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Αἱμιμόντου","severity":"info","text":"Haimimontos (Αἱμιμόντου) is a province in Thrace, named after the Haemus Mountains; its metropolis is Adrianoupolis.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"τὸν τῆς Σαησινῶν","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'τὸν τῆς Σαησινῶν' likely refers to a bishopric of the Saesinoi, an obscure people; the reading is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"τὸν Τζωΐδων","severity":"caution","text":"The see 'τὸν Τζωΐδων' (Tzoide) is otherwise unattested; the name may be corrupt or a hapax legomenon.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The list of suffragan sees for the Cyclades gives only 11 names (Samos, Chios, Kos, Naxos, Thera, Paros, Leros, Andros, Tenos, Melos, Pissyne) but claims 12 bishoprics; one name may be missing or the count is approximate.","The province 'Phrygia Kappatiane' is an unusual designation; it may be a variant of Phrygia Pacatiana or a scribal error."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]}]}