καὶ ὁπίστερος ὅστις ἱκάνει,
Σήμερον ὑμεῖων μέσος ἵσταται, οὐ πρὸς ἄκρου, Ἀνδρομένην παλάμην οὐκ ἀξίος εἰμι
πελάσσας, Λῦσαι μόνων ἱμάντα θεοπνεύστοιο πεδίλου. (Nonnus of Panopolis,
Commentary on the Gospel of John 1.27 [PG 43:753])
And whoever comes last, today stands in the midst of
you, not at the edge; I am not worthy, with a man’s hand, to draw near and
loosen even the single strap of the God-breathed sandal.
