A Textual Commentary On The Greek NT

Revelation 21:4

Revelation 21:4 @o[ti# ta. prw/ta {C}

On the one hand it can be argued that the reading ta. prw/ta, which is strongly supported by A P 051 1006 1611 2053 al, is original and that copyists sought to avoid asyndeton by inserting o[ti or ga,r. On the other hand, however, it is altogether possible that the shorter reading originated through an accident in transcription ⁸ when, because of the preceding e;ti, copyists overlooked o[ti. In order to represent the balance of probabilities the Committee decided to include o[ti enclosed within square brackets.

⁸ As an example of what nonsense scribes can produce, cf. the absurd reading of a* (ta. pro,bata instead of ta. prw/ta!).

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Revelation 21:4

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