John 19:39

John 19:39 mi,gma {B}

Although e[ligma (a* B W cop^boms), being the more difficult reading (the word normally means “a fold, a wrapping,” and not “a roll, a package,” which would be required here), might seem to be preferable as explaining the rise of the other readings, a majority of the Committee was impressed by the earlier and more diversified testimony supporting mi,gma (î^66vid a^c A D^supp K L X D Q P 054 ¦¹ ¦¹³ 28 33 565 700 Byz Lect). Whether smi,gma (Y 892 2174 ù⁴⁷) and smh/gma (1242* ù¹⁸¹ syr^pal) developed from e[ligma or from mi,gma is uncertain.