When the sentence is rendered in capital letters, as would be usual for an inscription (ΝΙΨΟΝΑΝΟΜΗΜΑΤΑΜΗΜΟΝΑΝΟΨΙΝ), all the letters are vertically symmetrical except for the Ν. As a result, if the N is stylized Ͷ in the right half (ΝΙΨΟΝΑΝΟΜΗΜΑΤΑΜΗΜΟͶΑͶΟΨΙͶ). The sentence is not only a palindrome but also a mirror ambigram.
^The romanization is not a palindrome because the Greek letter ψ (psi) is transcribed by the digraphps. The modern diacritics, which are not symmetrical, are usually omitted from inscriptions of the sentence.
CitationsEdit
^Blake, Barry J. (2010). Secret Language: Codes, Tricks, Spies, Thieves, and Symbols. Oxford: University Press. p. 15. ISBN978-0-19-957928-0.
^ abPreminger, Alex; Brogan, Terry V.F.; Warnke, Frank J. (1993). The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (3rd ed.). Princeton University Press. p. 874. ISBN0-691-02123-6.
^Langford-James, R. A Dictionary of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Ayer. p. 61. ISBN0-8337-5047-X.
^"Wash the sins, not only the face". Flickr. 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
October 19, 2023
nipson, anomemata, monan, opsin, nipson, anomēmata, monan, opsin, ancient, greek, Νίψον, ἀνομήματα, μὴ, μόναν, ὄψιν, meaning, wash, sins, only, face, wash, transgressions, only, face, greek, palindrome, that, inscribed, upon, holy, water, font, outside, hagia,. Nipson anomemata me monan opsin Ancient Greek Nipson ἀnomhmata mὴ monan ὄpsin meaning Wash the sins not only the face 1 or Wash my transgressions not only my face 2 is a Greek palindrome fn 1 that was inscribed upon a holy water font outside the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople 3 NIPSON ANOMHMATA MH MONAN OPSIN translation Wash your sins not only your face Hagia Sophia in Constantinople Contents 1 Origin 2 Examples 3 See also 4 References 4 1 Footnotes 4 2 CitationsOrigin EditThe phrase is attributed to the fourth century Saint Gregory of Nazianzus 2 When the sentence is rendered in capital letters as would be usual for an inscription NIPSONANOMHMATAMHMONANOPSIN all the letters are vertically symmetrical except for the N As a result if the N is stylized Ͷ in the right half NIPSONANOMHMATAMHMOͶAͶOPSIͶ The sentence is not only a palindrome but also a mirror ambigram Examples EditExamples of the inscription nbsp Preveli Monastery Crete Greece nbsp Baptismal font St Martin s Church Ludgate The inscription can also be found in the following places above the Hagiasma Holy Spring of the Church of St Mary of Blachernae in Istanbul around the baptismal font at St Michael s Cathedral in Barbados at the Vlatadon Monastery el Thessaloniki Greece 4 at a fountain inside the church Panagia Ekatontapiliani in Parikia on the island Paros Greece the font of several churches in Paris including St Stephen d Egres Saint Vincent de Paul Paris St Martin des Champs fr St Pierre de Chaillot fr and Basilica of Notre Dame des Victoires Paris in several churches in Britain including St Mary s Church Nottingham Tewkesbury Abbey Gloucestershire Worlingworth Suffolk Harlow Essex Knapton Norfolk St Martin Ludgate London St Ethelburga s Bishopsgate London and Hadleigh Suffolk See also EditList of Greek phrases Sator squareReferences EditFootnotes Edit The romanization is not a palindrome because the Greek letter ps psi is transcribed by the digraph ps The modern diacritics which are not symmetrical are usually omitted from inscriptions of the sentence Citations Edit Blake Barry J 2010 Secret Language Codes Tricks Spies Thieves and Symbols Oxford University Press p 15 ISBN 978 0 19 957928 0 a b Preminger Alex Brogan Terry V F Warnke Frank J 1993 The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics 3rd ed Princeton University Press p 874 ISBN 0 691 02123 6 Langford James R A Dictionary of the Eastern Orthodox Church Ayer p 61 ISBN 0 8337 5047 X Wash the sins not only the face Flickr 2012 07 20 Retrieved 2013 10 01 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nipson anomemata me monan opsin amp oldid 1166717745, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
