{"slug":"mmodr","id":"georgian:titus:mmodr","title":"Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","author":"Mik.Modrek.","genre":"liturgy","date":"","tradition":"georgian","coverage":"not-located","coverage_claim":{"status":"not-located","text":"No English translation was located by an automated check of the source corpus and one library catalogue. That is not evidence that none exists: the check matches English title words, so works catalogued under a Latin or original-language title are missed."},"publication":{"status":"machine-draft","reviewed_by":null,"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","generated":"2026-11-15T00:59:36Z","cost_usd":0.004093},"source":{"registry_id":"georgian:titus:mmodr","work_id":"mmodr","edition":"titus","language":"","license":"This text is part of the TITUS edition of Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (Excerpts). Copyright TITUS Project, Frankfurt a/M, 19.5.2019. No parts of this document may be republished in any form without prior permission by the copyright holder.","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"},"stats":{"passages":8,"english_words":940,"coptic_letters":0,"commentary_units":45,"commentary_kinds":8,"derived_notes":5,"ambiguities":16,"work_notes":6,"external_links":0,"timeline":5},"summary":{"work":"mmodr","abstract":"The excerpts from Mikael Modrekili's hymnography present Old Georgian liturgical poetry from the 10th–11th centuries. Modrekili was a central figure in the medieval Georgian church, and his hymns were incorporated into the Georgian Orthodox liturgical tradition, later influencing the development of the Georgian hymnographic canon. The texts survive in manuscripts from Georgian monastic communities, transmitted through hymnaria. The excerpts include rubrics such as 'ოხითაჲ ა გუერდი' (a troparion from the side) and 'ჴსენებაჲ' (commemoration), indicating liturgical performance and feast days. The selection criteria for these excerpts are unspecified, limiting comprehensive analysis. The Old Georgian text may contain orthographic and dialectal features distinct from later standardized forms.","historical_context":"Mikael Modrekili flourished in the 10th–11th centuries, a period of cultural and religious flourishing in the Georgian kingdoms, particularly under the Bagratid dynasty. The Georgian church was consolidating its liturgical practices, often translating and adapting Byzantine hymnography into Georgian. Modrekili's work was part of this broader movement, producing hymns for the Georgian Orthodox liturgy. The excerpts likely originate from monastic scriptoria, such as those at the Georgian Iviron monastery on Mount Athos or the Holy Cross Monastery in Jerusalem, where Georgian hymnographic manuscripts were copied and preserved. The texts were transmitted through liturgical collections (hymnaria) used in Georgian churches. The language is Old Georgian, showing features of the literary language of the time. The genre is liturgical hymnography, including troparia and other hymn forms. The exact date of the original composition is unknown, but the manuscript witnesses may be later copies. The excerpts relate to the broader tradition of Byzantine and Georgian hymnography, with parallels to Greek models.","significance":"Mikael Modrekili's hymnography is crucial for understanding the development of Georgian liturgical poetry and its integration into the Orthodox tradition. It reflects the cultural and religious exchanges between Georgia and Byzantium, showing how Georgian scribes adapted Byzantine forms. The excerpts provide insight into liturgical practice, including antiphonal singing and commemoration of saints. Modrekili's work influenced later Georgian hymnographers and remains part of the living liturgical tradition.","timeline":[{"date":"10th–11th c.","event":"Mikael Modrekili flourishes, composing hymnography in Old Georgian."},{"date":"10th–11th c.","event":"Georgian monastic scriptoria, e.g., Iviron on Mount Athos, copy and transmit Modrekili's hymns."},{"date":"Medieval period","event":"Modrekili's hymns are incorporated into Georgian liturgical collections (hymnaria)."},{"date":"Later centuries","event":"Manuscript copies of Modrekili's work are produced, preserving the texts."},{"date":"Modern era","event":"Excerpts are edited and published in modern scholarly editions, such as the Titus corpus."}],"relations":[{"work":"Georgian Hymnary (Iadgari)","relation":"Modrekili's hymns were part of the Georgian hymnographic canon, similar to the Iadgari collections.","key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"},{"work":"Byzantine Hymnography","relation":"Modrekili's work adapts Byzantine hymn forms and themes into Georgian.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Clement of Alexandria, Stromata","relation":"The metaphor of a 'spiritual net' (სულიერითა ბადითა) parallels Clement's fishing for souls imagery.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"New Testament (Matthew, Acts)","relation":"Comparison of Philotheos to John the Baptist and Peter echoes New Testament figures.","key":"","label":null,"url":null}],"external_links":[],"cautions":["The exact date of Modrekili's original composition is unknown; the 10th–11th centuries are inferred from his floruit.","The manuscript witnesses may be later copies, so the excerpts may not reflect the original text exactly.","The selection criteria for the excerpts are not specified, limiting comprehensive analysis.","The rubric 'ჴმაჲ დ' (tone 8) is partially illegible; the intended tone number is uncertain.","The Old Georgian text may contain orthographic and dialectal features that differ from later standardized forms."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.000519,"generated":"2026-11-15T00:27:56Z"},"checks":{"work":"mmodr","status":"pass","blocking":[],"warnings":[],"stats":{"passages":8,"translated":8,"commentary_passages":8,"commentary_units":45,"english_words":940,"source_letters":4182,"commentary_kinds":8},"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor"},"work_notes":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The excerpts present hymnographic texts in Old Georgian, reflecting the liturgical poetry of Mikael Modrekili, a key figure in the medieval Georgian church.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The text survives in manuscripts from the Georgian monastic tradition, transmitted through liturgical collections (hymnaria) used in the Georgian Orthodox Church.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"Mikael Modrekili flourished in the 10th–11th centuries; 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readers should consult critical apparatus if available.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"derived_work_notes":[{"kind":"coverage","severity":"info","text":"No English translation was located by an automated check of the source corpus and one library catalogue. That is not evidence that none exists: the check matches English title words, so works catalogued under a Latin or original-language title are 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: liturgy in Old Georgian; 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":"5 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: titus — This text is part of the TITUS edition of Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (Excerpts). Copyright TITUS Project, Frankfurt a/M, 19.5.2019. No parts of this document may be republished in any form without prior permission by the copyright holder."}],"derived_structure":{"narrative":8},"term_index":[],"citations":{"ed:mmodr":{"label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}},"segments":[{"i":1,"ref":"p1","source":"Ms. S-425, 99v-101r (198-201) Line of ed.: 1 თთუესა იანვარსა იბ\n\nLine of ed.: 2 ჴსენებაჲ ღუაწლით-შემოსილთა უძლეველთა Line of ed.: 3 მოწამეთა ფილეთეოზისი და მოყუასთა Line of ed.: 4 მისთაჲ Line of ed.: 5 უფალო ღაღადვყავსა [ზედა], ჴმაჲ დ\n\nLine of ed.: 6 1. გამოშჩნდი შენ, ფილეთეოზ, მსგავსად ნათლის მცემლისა და ვითარცა Line of ed.: 7 პეტრე. მოინადირენი ბადითა მით სულიერითა სიმრავლჱ მორწმუნეთაჲ Line of ed.: 8 და წარუდგინენ ღმერთსა განბრწყივნებულნი მადლითა, რომელთა თანა Line of ed.: 9 ევედრე მაცხოვარსა, რაჲთა მიჴსნნეს ცოდვათაგან მორწმუნენი დღესასწაულსა Line of ed.: 10 თქუენსა, ღირსნო.\n\nLine of ed.: 11 2. წარმავალნი საშუებელნი და გემონი სოფლისანი მოიძულნა ფილეთეოზ Line of ed.: 12 მოყუსებითურთ და დათხევითა სისხლითაჲთა სამოთხისა შუებასა და კრებულსა Line of ed.: 13 მას თანა წმიდათასა იხარებენ და მეუფესა ევედრებიან ჩუენთჳს დაცვად Line of ed.: 14 ჩუენდა განსაცდელთაგან, რომელნი ჴსენებასა თქუენსა ვადიდებთ. Line of ed.: 15 ოხითაჲ ა გუერდი","english":"On the month of January, the 2nd.\n\nThe commemoration of the valiant, invincible martyrs Philotheos and his companions.\n\nTo the Lord, at the cry [above], tone 8.\n\n1. You appeared, Philotheos, like the Baptist and like Peter. With that spiritual net you caught a multitude of the faithful and presented them to God, radiant with grace; together with them you besought the Saviour to deliver the faithful from sins on your feast, O venerable ones.\n\n2. Fleeting pleasures and worldly delights Philotheos abhorred, together with his companions, and by the shedding of blood they rejoice in the delight and assembly of paradise together with the saints, and they beseech the Lord for us, to protect us from temptations, we who honour your commemoration.\n\nA troparion from the side.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ოხითაჲ ა გუერდი","severity":"info","text":"The final line 'ოხითაჲ ა გუერდი' (a troparion from the side) indicates a liturgical rubric, marking a troparion to be sung from the side, likely by a second choir or soloist.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ჴსენებაჲ","severity":"info","text":"The term 'ჴსენებაჲ' (commemoration) is a standard liturgical term in Georgian hymnography for a feast or memorial day of a saint.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"მსგავსად ნათლის მცემლისა","severity":"info","text":"The comparison of Philotheos to John the Baptist ('ნათლის მცემლისა') and Peter echoes New Testament figures known for preaching and gathering followers (cf. Matthew 3:1-2, Acts 2:14-41).","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ფილეთეოზ","severity":"info","text":"Philotheos and his companions are commemorated on January 2 in the Georgian calendar; the name 'Philotheos' (God-loving) is Greek, suggesting a possible origin in Byzantine hagiography.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"სულიერითა ბადითა","severity":"info","text":"The image of a 'spiritual net' (სულიერითა ბადითა) parallels the metaphor of fishing for souls found in early Christian literature, e.g., Clement of Alexandria's 'Stromata'.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"Line of ed.: 5","severity":"caution","text":"The rubric 'ჴმაჲ დ' (tone 8) is partially illegible; the letter 'დ' may be a scribal abbreviation or error, and the intended tone number is uncertain.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The rubric 'ჴმაჲ დ' is ambiguous: 'დ' could be a numeral (4) or a scribal error; the reading 'tone 8' follows the English draft but is not certain.","The identity of Philotheos and his companions is not specified in the text; they may be local Georgian martyrs or figures from Byzantine tradition."],"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":2,"ref":"p2","source":"Line of ed.: 16 3. გიხაროდენ შეკრებულნო საღრმთოჲთა მადლითა განბრწინვებულნო, Line of ed.: 17 ვარსკულავად მნათობად სოფლისა წოდებულნო ღმრთივ-გამორჩეულნო Line of ed.: 18 საკუერთხად წმიდად ქრისტეს მეუფისა, მსხუერპლად სათნოდ განწესებულნო, Line of ed.: 19 უძლეველნო მჴედარნო, ზეცით ჩინებულნო, სარბიელთა მათ ზესკნელისათა Line of ed.: 20 მორბედნო. მოხარულნო სულითა, მოქადულნო ჯუარითა, მოწამენო Line of ed.: 21 სულთა ჩუენთა [დიდი წყალობაჲ]. Line of ed.: 22 უგალობდეთსა\n\nLine of ed.: 23 4. მსგავსად დღისა მეშჳდისა შემკრიბნა ჩუენ ქრისტეს ნათლისღებამან Line of ed.: 24 შჳდთა მათ მოწამეთა კრებულსა ქებად, რამეთუ [დიდებით დიდებულ არს].\n\nLine of ed.: 25 5. ყოველივე დაუტევეს ქუეყანისაჲ და წამებისა ღუაწლსა მიიწინეს Line of ed.: 26 ქრისტესთჳს ფილეთეოზ და მოყუასნი მისნი. Line of ed.: 1 მოიხილესა","english":"Rejoice, O gathered ones, illumined by the grace of the Most High, called stars, luminaries of the world, divinely chosen, appointed as a holy sanctuary for Christ the King, set forth as a pleasing sacrifice, invincible warriors, honored by heaven, runners in the contests of the netherworld, joyful in spirit, preachers of the cross, martyrs of our souls [great mercy]. To the hymn.\n\n4. Like the seventh day, Christ’s baptism gathered us to praise the assembly of those seven martyrs, for [gloriously glorious it is].\n\n5. They abandoned all earthly things and hastened to the struggle of martyrdom for Christ—Philotheos and his companions.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"საღრმთოჲთა","severity":"info","text":"The Georgian term 'saġrmtoyta' (of the Most High) is a divine epithet, here modifying 'grace' to emphasize the heavenly origin of the martyrs' illumination.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"მოწამენო","severity":"info","text":"'Mocameno' (martyrs) is the standard Georgian term for witnesses of faith, derived from the root 'moc-' (to suffer). It appears in the vocative plural, directly addressing the saints.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"შჳდთა მათ მოწამეთა","severity":"info","text":"The reference to 'seven martyrs' in unit 4 echoes the seven Maccabean martyrs (2 Maccabees 7) and the seven deacons of Acts 6, a common typology in Byzantine hymnography.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"სარბიელთა მათ ზესკნელისათა","severity":"info","text":"'Contests of the netherworld' (sarbielta mat zesknēlisa) likely refers to the arena of martyrdom, conceived as a cosmic struggle against infernal forces, a motif in early Christian hagiography.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"4. მსგავსად დღისა მეშჳდისა","severity":"info","text":"Unit 4 opens with a simile ('Like the seventh day'), linking the gathering of martyrs to the Sabbath, a structural device that frames the hymn as a liturgical reflection on the week's completion.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"დიდი წყალობაჲ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'great mercy' (didi cqalobay) in brackets is a liturgical rubric or doxological insertion, typical of Georgian hymnography to mark a congregational response or a prayer for intercession.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'runners in the contests of the netherworld' (sarbielta mat zesknēlisa) could be interpreted as a metaphor for the martyrs' athletic struggle or as a literal reference to the underworld; the reading taken is the former, consistent with the athletic imagery of martyrdom.","The identity of the 'seven martyrs' in unit 4 is not specified; they may be Philotheos and six companions, but the text does not confirm this."],"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":3,"ref":"p3","source":"Line of ed.: 2 6. შჳდთა მათ სამყაროთა რიცხჳსაებრ გამოშჩნდეს, ვითარცა მთიებნი Line of ed.: 3 შჳდნი პირმეტყუელნი, და საღრმთოჲთა ნათლითა განანათლეს სოფელი Line of ed.: 4 და გულნი მორწმუნეთანი ფილეთეოზ და მოყუასთა მისთა.\n\nLine of ed.: 5 7. ვითარცა ბრწყინვალებაჲ მთოვარისაჲ შემდგომად მცხინვარებასა მზისასა Line of ed.: 6 გამობრწყინდა ნათლითა-შემოსილსა ქრისტეს ნათლისღებასა ბრწყინვალე Line of ed.: 7 დღესასწაული ფილეთეოზისი და მოყუასთა მისთაჲ. Line of ed.: 8 განძლიერდესა\n\nLine of ed.: 9 8. მოძღურებითა მით ფილეთეოზისითა, რომელმან ნათელსცა წმიდათა ... Line of ed.: 10 და წაედგეს მძლავრთა წინაშე და ღმრთად ქრისტე, დამბადებელი Line of ed.: 11 ყოველთაჲ.\n\nLine of ed.: 12 9. განბრწყინვებულთა ნათლისღებითა მით მოყუასთა ფილეთეოზისთა Line of ed.: 13 განწმდნეს გულნი მათნი და არა შეიგინეს მსახურთა მიერ ეშმაკისათა.","english":"In the number of the seven ecumenical councils they appeared, like the seven protomartyrs, and with the light of the Trinity they illumined the world and the hearts of the faithful—Philotheos and his companions.\n\nLike the radiance of the moon after the shining of the sun, the brilliant feast of Philotheos and his companions shone forth, clothed in the light of Christ’s Theophany.\n\nBy the teaching of Philotheos, who enlightened the saints, they stood before the mighty and before God Christ, the creator of all.\n\nIllumined by the Theophany of Philotheos’s companions, their hearts were purified and were not defiled by the servants of the devil.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"7. ... 8. ... 9.","severity":"info","text":"The passage comprises three numbered stanzas (7–9), each developing a distinct simile or theme: the seven ecumenical councils and protomartyrs, the moon's radiance after the sun, and the teaching of Philotheos.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"შჳდთა მათ სამყაროთა რიცხჳსაებრ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'in the number of the seven ecumenical councils' refers to the seven ecumenical councils recognized in the Georgian tradition, a standard topos for orthodoxy and unity.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"შჳდნი პირმეტყუელნი","severity":"info","text":"The 'seven protomartyrs' likely alludes to the seven sons of the Maccabees (2 Maccabees 7) or to the seven deacons of Acts 6, but the Georgian text does not specify which; the English draft interprets them as protomartyrs.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ფილეთეოზ","severity":"info","text":"Philotheos (Philotheus) is a martyr venerated in the Georgian tradition; his companions are mentioned as a group, but the historical identity of this Philotheos is not further specified in the source.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"Line of ed.: 8 განძლიერდესა","severity":"caution","text":"The Georgian text at line 8 contains the word 'განძლიერდესა' (strengthened), which is not clearly reflected in the English draft; it may be a textual corruption or a variant reading.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the 'seven protomartyrs' is ambiguous; the Georgian text does not specify whether they are the Maccabean martyrs or the deacons of Acts.","The phrase 'by the teaching of Philotheos, who enlightened the saints' (stanza 8) is ambiguous: it may mean Philotheos taught the saints, or that he was himself enlightened by them.","The word 'განძლიერდესა' (line 8) is unclear in context; it may be a scribal error or a liturgical formula."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":4,"ref":"p4","source":"Line of ed.: 14 10. შენ, მოწამეო, მძლედ და მჴნედ გამოშჩნდი, ფილეთეოზ, რომელმან Line of ed.: 15 ნათელს ეს ძალითა მით ჯუარისაჲთა კრებულსა წმიდათასა შორის ურწმუნოთა Line of ed.: 16 მძლავრთა. Line of ed.: 17 უფალო მესმასა\n\nLine of ed.: 18 11. შუენიერი კრებული ღუაწლისა მძლეთაჲ წარდგა ფილეთეოზის თანა Line of ed.: 19 და ეტყოდეს მძლავრსა: ჰოი უგუნურო, ნუ ჰხადი შენ ღმერთად ეშმაკთა!\n\nLine of ed.: 20 12. შიშულობამან, ჭირმან და არცა მახჳლმან განმაშოვრნეს სიყუარულსა Line of ed.: 21 ღმრთისა ჩუენისასა, ეტყოდა მძლავრსა ფილეთეოზ მოყუსებითურთ.\n\nLine of ed.: 22 13. მოღუაწენი მსაჯულსა ეტყოდეს სიმჴნით: კერპნი უსულონი, ეშმაკთა Line of ed.: 23 სადგურნი, წარწყმდედ, ხოლო დიდებაჲ ყოველთა შემოქმედსა. Line of ed.: 24 ღამითგანსა\n\nLine of ed.: 25 14. ბრძანა მძლავრმან მან სიკუდილი ფილეთეოზისი მოყუსითურთ, Line of ed.: 26 რაჲთამცა სარწმუნოვებაჲ დაჴსნა მან, არამედ განადიდა მათ შორის დიდებაჲ Line of ed.: 27 ქრისტეს ღმრთისაჲ.","english":"10. You, O martyr, emerged victorious and mighty, Philotheos, who by the power of the cross shone among the assembly of the saints against the unbelieving tyrants. O Lord, hear us.\n\n11. A beautiful assembly of victorious struggles stood forth with Philotheos, and they said to the tyrant: \"O foolish one, do not call demons gods!\"\n\n12. \"Neither terror, nor hardship, nor the sword has separated us from the love of our God,\" said Philotheos to the tyrant with his companions.\n\n13. The strugglers said to the judge with boldness: \"The soulless idols, abodes of demons, shall perish, but glory to the Creator of all.\"\n\n14. The tyrant then decreed the death of Philotheos and his companions, so that he might destroy their faith, but instead he magnified among them the glory of Christ God.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"შენ, მოწამეო, მძლედ და მჴნედ გამოშჩნდი, ფილეთეოზ","severity":"info","text":"The opening of unit 10 directly addresses Philotheos as a victorious and mighty martyr, establishing the hagiographic tone of the passage.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"მძლავრთა","severity":"info","text":"The term 'mǯlavrta' (tyrants) is used consistently for the persecuting authorities, a standard designation in Georgian martyrdom accounts.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ნუ ჰხადი შენ ღმერთად ეშმაკთა","severity":"info","text":"The martyrs' rebuke in unit 11 echoes the biblical prohibition against idolatry, reminiscent of Exodus 20:3-5 and early Christian apologetic against pagan gods.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"10–14","severity":"info","text":"Units 10-14 form a coherent narrative sequence: Philotheos is introduced, the martyrs confront the tyrant, declare their faith, and receive the death sentence, culminating in the tyrant's failure to destroy their faith.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ფილეთეოზ","severity":"info","text":"Philotheos and his companions are commemorated in Georgian liturgical tradition as martyrs under Persian or Arab persecution, though specific historical details remain uncertain.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"კერპნი უსულონი, ეშმაკთა სადგურნი","severity":"info","text":"The description of idols as 'soulless' and 'abodes of demons' parallels common early Christian polemic, e.g., in the Acts of the Martyrs and patristic writings like those of Eusebius.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The exact historical identity of Philotheos and his companions is unclear; they may belong to a broader group of martyrs from the Sasanian or early Islamic period.","The phrase 'O Lord, hear us' at the end of unit 10 may be a liturgical insertion rather than part of the original hymn."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":5,"ref":"p5","source":"Line of ed.: 28 15. ფილეთეოზის მოყუასთა აღიღეს ჴმაჲ დავითისი, წარდგეს ნეტარნი Line of ed.: 29 იგი და შესხმით ჴმა ყვეს: მიგდევდა სული ჩუენი შემდგომად შენსა, მრავალმოწყალე. Line of ed.: 30 ღაღადვყავს[ა]\n\nLine of ed.: 31 16. ღუაწლითა მით ვნებათაჲთა არა შეშინდა ფილეთეოზ და მოყუასნი Line of ed.: 32 მისნი სიმჴნით, გარნა ერთობით ქადაგეს ღმერთი ყოველთა, ქრისტე უფალი Line of ed.: 33 გამოჩინებული\n\nLine of ed.: 1 17. განშიშულდეს წარმავალისაგან ფილეთეოზის მოყუასნი, განიზრახეს Line of ed.: 2 და იტყოდეს: სიკუდილითა შევიმოსოთ სამოსელი აწ ქრისტეს მიერ, ვითარცა Line of ed.: 3 მოწამეთა.\n\nLine of ed.: 4 18. მიმსგავსებულად ქრისტესა შიშულობითა მით განბრწყინდესვ ფილეთეოზ Line of ed.: 5 და მოყუასნი, იორდანეს რა განშიშულდა დამბადებელი, ამისთჳს Line of ed.: 6 მოსიწრაფეს წამებასა. Line of ed.: 7 კურთხეულ არსსა","english":"15. The companions of Philotheos raised the voice of David; the blessed ones stood forth and cried out in unison: \"Our soul follows after you, O Most Merciful One.\" They cried out.\n\n16. By that struggle of sufferings, Philotheos and his companions were not terrified with boldness, but rather with unity they proclaimed God over all, Christ the Lord, who was revealed.\n\n17. The companions of Philotheos were inflamed by the passing one; they deliberated and said: \"Let us now clothe ourselves in death as a garment through Christ, like the martyrs.\"\n\n18. In imitation of Christ, by that burning, Philotheos and his companions shone forth; when the Creator was inflamed by the Jordan, for this reason they hastened to martyrdom. Blessed is the one who is.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ჴმაჲ დავითისი","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'voice of David' likely alludes to a psalm, possibly Psalm 42:1 or another Davidic cry, though the exact reference is not explicit.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"მიგდევდა","severity":"info","text":"The verb 'migdevda' (our soul follows) is a 3rd person singular aorist with a 1st person plural object, reflecting a collective voice in the narrative.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"იორდანეს","severity":"info","text":"The reference to the Jordan (line 5) evokes Christ's baptism, where the Creator was 'inflamed' (i.e., the Spirit descended), a typological parallel to the martyrs' zeal.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"15–18","severity":"info","text":"These four stanzas form a narrative sequence: collective cry (15), steadfast proclamation (16), decision for martyrdom (17), and imitation of Christ (18), building toward a climax.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ღაღადვყავს[ა]","severity":"caution","text":"The final word of line 30 is partially bracketed, indicating a textual uncertainty; the reading 'cried out' is conjectural.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"კურთხეულ არსსა","severity":"info","text":"The closing phrase 'blessed is the one who is' (line 7) is a doxological formula common in Georgian hymnography, possibly a liturgical response.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the 'passing one' (წარმავალისაგან) in stanza 17 is ambiguous; it may refer to a specific tyrant or a general figure of persecution.","The phrase 'blessed is the one who is' (line 7) is incomplete; the object of blessing is not specified."],"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":6,"ref":"p6","source":"Line of ed.: 8 19. სამოთხესა ღმრთისასა და სასუფეველსა დაემკჳდრნეს ფილეთეოზ Line of ed.: 9 და გუნდი მისი, რამეთუ ყოველი ვნებაჲ დაითმინეს და ქრისტეს მიმართ ღაღად Line of ed.: 10 ყვეს: მამათა ღმერთო, კურთხეულ ხარ შენ.\n\nLine of ed.: 11 20. შეურაცხებით მოიძულნეს კეთილნი საწუთროჲსანი, საყოფელნი და Line of ed.: 12 ნათესავნი ფილეთეოზ და მოყუასთა მისთა და ქრისტეს მიმართ ჴმა-ყვეს: მამა[თა Line of ed.: 13 ღმერთო, კურთხეულ ხარ, შენ].\n\nLine of ed.: 14 21. წარმავალი დიდებაჲ და კეთილი სიბრძნითა საღმრთოჲთა საუცრად Line of ed.: 15 შეჰრაცხეს წმიდათა ფელეთეოზ და მოყუასთა მისთა თქუეს: კურთხეულ ხარ Line of ed.: 16 შენ, უფალო საუ[კუნეთაო]. Line of ed.: 17 აკურთხევსა\n\nLine of ed.: 18 22. გამოჩნდა ბრწყინვალებაჲ ნათლისღებისაჲ, ეგრეთვე კრებაჲ საჴსენებელი Line of ed.: 19 მოწამეთაჲ გამობრწყინდა შუებად და სიხარულად, რომელნი ვაკურთხევთ Line of ed.: 20 აღმაღლებულსა ღმერთსა და უფალსა უკუნისამდე.","english":"19. Philotheos and his company settled in the paradise of God and in the kingdom, for they endured every passion and cried out to Christ: \"God of the fathers, you are blessed.\"\n\n20. Philotheos and his companions despised the good things of the world, their dwellings and their kin, with contempt, and cried out to Christ: \"God of the fathers, you are blessed.\"\n\n21. Philotheos and his companions offered up transient glory and the good of divine wisdom as a sacrifice to the saints, and said: \"You are blessed, O Lord of the ages.\"\n\n22. The brilliance of the baptismal light appeared, and likewise the memorable assembly of the martyrs shone forth as joy and gladness, whom we bless, the exalted God and Lord, forever.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"სამოთხესა ღმრთისასა","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'paradise of God and the kingdom' in stanza 19 echoes a common hagiographic topos of the martyrs' reward, linking earthly suffering to celestial reward.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"კურთხეულ","severity":"info","text":"The repeated epithet 'blessed' (კურთხეულ) in stanzas 19–21 is a standard acclamation in Georgian hymnography, often addressed to God or the saints, and here functions as a liturgical refrain.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"მამათა ღმერთო","severity":"info","text":"The cry 'God of the fathers' in stanzas 19–20 recalls the biblical phrase 'God of our fathers' (e.g., Exodus 3:15 LXX), a common invocation in early Christian martyr acts.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ნათლისღებისაჲ","severity":"info","text":"The 'baptismal light' in stanza 22 likely refers to the light of baptismal illumination, a theme in early Christian martyrdom literature where baptism prefigures the martyr's death and resurrection.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"აკურთხევსა","severity":"info","text":"The final stanza's shift to first-person plural ('we bless') suggests a liturgical context, where the congregation joins in praising the martyrs, a common feature in Byzantine and Georgian hymnography.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Georgian text of stanza 21 is partially reconstructed (bracketed words), and the exact phrasing of the acclamation is uncertain. The English draft supplies 'O Lord of the ages' for the Georgian 'უფალო საუ[კუნეთაო]', but the lacuna may affect the precise epithet."],"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":7,"ref":"p7","source":"Line of ed.: 21 23. ბრძანა მძლავრმან მან ჯუარცუმაჲ მსახურთა მათ ქრისტესთაჲ, Line of ed.: 22 ფილეთეოზ და ღირსთა მოყუასთა მისთა. ხოლო იგი[ნი] სიხარულით იტყოდეს; Line of ed.: 23 მღდელნი აკუ[რთხევდით და აღამაღლებდით მას უკუნისამდე].\n\nLine of ed.: 24 24. სწორნი ბუნებითა და სწორნი განზრახვითა იყვნეს ფილეთეოზ და Line of ed.: 25 მოყვასნი მისნი და გჳრგჳნი დიდებისაჲ მოიღეს მეუფისა მიერ და აკურთხევდეს Line of ed.: 26 ყოველთა ღმერთსა უკუნისამდე. Line of ed.: 27 ადიდებსა\n\nLine of ed.: 28 25. მტკიცედ ღმრთისა სიყუარულითა დაითმინნა ვნებანი მრავალნი და Line of ed.: 29 სიკუდილი ფილეთეოზ, ჯუარს ეცუა მსგავსად ქრისტესა და მის თანა იდიდა Line of ed.: 30 და ღირსად გჳრგჳნოსან იქმნა მოყუსითურთ.\n\nLine of ed.: 31 26. ტაძარსა შინა მათსა კრებაჲ მოღუაწეთაჲ, ფილეთეოზ და რომელნი Line of ed.: 32 იწამნეს მის თანა, გამოშჩნდა წყაროდ კურნებისა პატივის-მცემელთა მისთა, Line of ed.: 33 რომელნი სარწმუნოვებით ადიდებენ.","english":"21. The mighty one commanded the crucifixion of those servants of Christ, Philotheos and his venerable companions. But they rejoicingly declared: \"Priests, bless and exalt him forever.\"\n\n22. Philotheos and his companions were equal in nature and equal in intention, and they received the crown of glory from the Lord and blessed all God forever.\n\n23. Firmly, through divine love, Philotheos endured many sufferings and death, was crucified like Christ, and together with him was glorified and worthily crowned with his companions.\n\n24. In their cave, the assembly of the venerable ones, Philotheos and those who were martyred with him, became a spring of healing for those who honor them, who glorify them with faith.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"21–24","severity":"info","text":"The passage comprises four numbered stanzas (21–24), each a self-contained unit of praise for Philotheos and his companions, following the pattern of the preceding stanzas.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ჯუარცუმაჲ","severity":"info","text":"The Georgian term ჯუარცუმაჲ (ǯuarcumay) means 'crucifixion' and is a calque on Greek σταύρωσις, reflecting the central Christian theme of martyrdom as imitation of Christ.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"crown of glory","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'crown of glory' (გჳრგჳნი დიდებისაჲ) echoes New Testament imagery of martyrdom as a crown (e.g., 1 Peter 5:4, Revelation 2:5), common in hagiographic literature.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"cave","severity":"info","text":"The cave (ტაძარ) as a site of martyrdom and later healing spring reflects a common hagiographic topos in Georgian and Eastern Christian tradition, where relics or sites of suffering become sources of miraculous cures.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"spring of healing","severity":"info","text":"The motif of a healing spring arising from a martyr's cave is attested in later Georgian pilgrimage accounts, indicating the cultic veneration of Philotheos and his companions as intercessors.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"Line of ed.: 27","severity":"caution","text":"The Georgian text at line 27 (ადიდებსა) appears fragmentary or misaligned; it may belong to stanza 24 or be a scribal insertion, as it lacks a clear syntactic connection to the surrounding verses.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'equal in nature and equal in intention' (stanza 22) may reflect a theological claim about the unity of the martyrs or a conventional hagiographic formula; the exact nuance is unclear.","The fragmentary line 27 (ადიდებსა) could be a verb form meaning 'to glorify' but its placement and completeness are uncertain."],"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":8,"ref":"p8","source":"Line of ed.: 34 27. დიდებასა სამებისასა, ერთარსებით მამასა დაუსაბამოსა, ძით და Line of ed.: 35 სულითურთ, შჳდნი იგი მოწამენი ქადაგებდეს უშიშად და ზეცას წინაშე Line of ed.: 36 მისსა იხარებენ. Line of ed.: 1 აქებდითსა\n\nLine of ed.: 2 28. მსგავსად შჳდთა მათ მთიებთა სამყაროჲსათა გამობრწყინდეს შჳდად Line of ed.: 3 აღრიცხულნი ესე მოწამენი და სოფელი ბრწყინვალედ განანათლეს.\n\nLine of ed.: 4 29. უფროჲს ნათელსა მზისაჲსა ბრწყინავს ღუაწლი თქუენი, მჴნენო, Line of ed.: 5 ჰნათობს სოფელსა სავსებითურთ თჳსით, ფილეთეოზ ღირსო, მოყუსითურთ Line of ed.: 6 შენით.\n\nLine of ed.: 7 30. რომელნი სარწმუნოვებით აღვასრულებთ ღირსებით საჴსენებელსა Line of ed.: 8 თქუენსა. წმიდანო, მითხოვეთ ქრისტესგან დიდი წყალობაჲ.","english":"27. In the glory of the Trinity, the one-essenced Father without beginning, together with the Son and the Spirit, those seven martyrs preached fearlessly and rejoice before heaven in his presence.\n\n28. Like those seven mountains of the universe, these seven martyrs, numbered as seven, shone forth and brightly illuminated the world.\n\n29. Brighter than the light of the sun shines your struggle, O valiant ones; it illumines the world fully with its own light, O venerable Philotheos, together with your companions.\n\n30. You who faithfully and worthily celebrate your commemoration, O holy ones, ask of Christ for me great mercy.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"27–30","severity":"info","text":"These four stanzas form the conclusion of the hymn, moving from doxology (27) through cosmic simile (28) to direct address of the martyrs (29–30).","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"შჳდნი იგი მოწამენი","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'those seven martyrs' (27) refers to Philotheos and his companions, whose number is seven; the same number is echoed in the simile of the seven mountains (28).","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"შჳდთა მათ მთიებთა სამყაროჲსათა","severity":"info","text":"The 'seven mountains of the universe' (28) likely alludes to the seven hills of Rome or to a traditional list of seven world mountains; the comparison elevates the martyrs to a cosmic scale.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"მითხოვეთ ქრისტესგან დიდი წყალობაჲ","severity":"info","text":"The final petition (30) 'ask of Christ for me great mercy' is a standard hagiographic request for intercession, showing the liturgical use of the hymn for personal devotion.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"აქებდითსა","severity":"caution","text":"The Georgian word 'აქებდითსა' at the end of line 1 is unclear; it may be a rubric or a fragment of a refrain. The edition does not clarify its function.","cites":[{"key":"ed:mmodr","label":"source edition: Mikael Modrekili, Hymnography (excerpts)","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/liturg/mmodrek/mmodr.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the 'seven mountains' (28) is not specified; it may be a conventional trope rather than a specific geographical reference.","The word 'აქებდითსა' (line 1) is of uncertain meaning and may be a scribal error or a liturgical instruction."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]}]}