Greek version of the Martyrdom of *Akebeshma/Akepsimas (bishop and martyr of Adiabene and his companions, ob. mid-4th c., S01725). Skeleton entry
Evidence ID
E06593
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Accounts of martyrdom
Greek version of the Martyrdom of Akepsimas, Ioseph and Aeithalas (BHG 15-19)
We have not examined this text nor compared it to stories of the martyrdom in other languages. It is believed to be based on a Martyrdom originally written in Syriac (see Detoraki 2014, 74).
Note that translations of hagiographical literature into other ancient languages are not as a rule recorded in the Cult of Saints database, unless there is evidence to suggest that the translation dates from the 7th century or earlier.
Source
For the manuscript tradition, see:http://pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr/notices/oeuvre/14357/
For the edition, see Bibliography.
Bibliography
Texts:Delehaye, H., "Les versions grecques des Actes des martyrs persans sous Sapor II," Patrologia Orientalis II.4 (1905), 478-546.
Further reading:
Detoraki, M., "Greek Passions of the Martyrs in Byzantium," in: S. Efthymiadis (ed.), The Ashgate Research Companion to Byzantine Hagiography II: Genres and Contexts (Farnham 2014), 73-74.
Record Created By
Nikolaos Kälviäinen
Date of Entry
24/09/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S01725 | Akebeshma/Akepsimas, bishop and martyr of Adiabene and his companions, ob. mid-4th c. | Ἀκεψιμᾶς, Ἰωσήφ, Ἀειθαλᾶς | Certain |
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