Abbreviations: g--gospels; a--Acts; p--Paul's letters; o--other
letters; r--Revelation. Roman numerals are used to give the
approximate century in which a manuscript was copied. An
asterisk under "Kind of Text" indicates a mixed kind of text. An
asterisk under "Name" refers to a note at the end.
Symbol Name Century Contents Kind of Text
The following Greek manuscripts are written with capital letters
on papyrus
p1 III g Alexandrian
p3 VI/VII g Alexandrian
p4 III g Alexandrian
p5 III g Alexandrian
p6 IV g
p8 IV a Alexandrian
p13 III/IV p Alexandrian
p16 III/IV p Alexandrian
p18 III/IV r Alexandrian
p15 III p
p21 IV/V g
p22 III g Alexandrian
p23 early III o Alexandrian
p24 IV r Alexandrian
p25 late IV g Western
p26 c.600AD p
p27 III p Alexandrian
p30 III p
p33 VI a
p37 III/IV g Caesarean
p39 III g Alexandrian
p40 III p Alexandrian
p41 VIII a Western
p43 VII/VIII r
p45 Chester Beatty I III g Caesarean
a Alexandrian
p46 Chester Beatty II c.200AD p Alexandrian
p47 Chester Beatty III late III r Alexandrian
p48 late III a Western
p49 late III p
p50 IV/V a Alexandrian
p51 Oxy. 2157 c.400AD p
p59 Colt 3 VII g
p60 Colt 4 VII g
p61 Colt 5 c.700AD p
p63 c.500AD g
p64 c.200AD g
p65 III p Alexandrian
p66 Bodmer ii c.200AD g Alexandrian
p67 II/III g
p70 Oxy. 2384 III g
p72 Bodmer vii, viii III/IV o Alexandrian
p74 Bodmer xvii VII ao
p75 Bodmer xiv, xv III g Alexandrian
p76 VI g
p85 IV/V r
The following Greek manuscripts are written with capital letters
on parchment
S Sinaiticus* IV gapor Alexandrian
Sa corrector IV
Sb corrector VI
Sc corrector VII
A Alexandrinus V g Byzantine
apor Alexandrian
A2 corrector
B Vaticanus IV gapo Alexandrian
B2 corrector IV
B3 corrector X
C Ephraemi Rescriptus V gapor Alexandrian*
C2 corrector VI
C3 corrector IX
D Bezae Cantabrigiensis V/VI gao Western
D Claromontanus VI p Western
D(copy) Abschrift IX p Western
E VIII g Byzantine
E Laudinus VI ao Western
F IX g Byzantine
F IX p Western
G IX g Byzantine
G Boernerianus IX p Western
H IX g Byzantine
H IX a Byzantine
H Euthalianus VI p Alexandrian
I V p Alexandrian
K IX g Byzantine
K IX apo Byzantine
L VIII g Alexandrian
L IX ap Byzantine
M IX g Byzantine
N VI g Caesarean?
O VI g Caesarean
P VI g Byzantine
P IX a Byzantine
por Alexandrian
Q V g Alexandrian
R VI g
T V g Alexandrian
U IX g Caesarean?
W Freer Gospels V g: Matthew Byzantine
Mark 1:1-5:30 Western
Mark 5:31-16:20 Caesarean
Luke 1:1-8:12 Alexandrian
Luke 8:13-24:53 Byzantine
John Alexandrian
X X g Alexandrian
Y IX g Byzantine
Z VI g Alexandrian
028 949AD g Byzantine
046 X r Byzantine
048 V apo Alexandrian
051 X r Byzantine
052 X r Byzantine
058 IV g
059 IV/V g Alexandrian
060 VI g Alexandrian
061 V p
062 V p
064 VI g
065 VI g
066 VI a Western
067 VI g
068 V g
070 VI g
073 VI g
074 VI g
078 VI g
079 VI g
081 VI p Alexandrian
082 VI p
083 VI/VII g
084 VI g
085 VI g
086 VI g
088 V/VI p Alexandrian
090 VI g
091 VI g
092b VI g
099 VII g
0106 VII g
0110 VI g
0112 VI/VII g
0113 V g
0121b X p
0124 VI g
0125 V g
0130 IX g
0141 X g
0159 VI p
0163 V r
0165 V a
0169 IV r Alexandrian
0170 V/VI g
0171 IV g Western
0172 V p
0179 VI g
0180 VI g
0181 IV/V g
0190 VI g
0191 VI g
0198 VI p
0202 VI g
0206 IV ao
0207 IV r Alexandrian
0208 VI p
0220 III p Alexandrian
0221 IV p
0223 VI p
0226 V p
0229 VIII r
0232 V/VI ao
0237 VI g
0242 IV g
0250 VIII g
Gamma X g Byzantine
Delta IX g Alexandrian
Theta IX g Caesarean
Lambda IX g Caesarean?
Xi VIII g Alexandrian
Pi IX g Byzantine
Phi VI g Caesarean
Psi VIII/IX gapo Alexandrian
except partial in Luke and John Byzantine
The following Greek manuscripts are written with small letters on
parchment
ƒ1 family 1* XII-XIV g Caesarean
ƒ13 family 13* XI-XIII g Caesarean
1 XII r
4 XIII g
4 XV apo
28 XI g Caesarean
33 IX gapo Alexandrian
61 XVI gapor (r) Alexandrian
80 XII g
81 XI apo Alexandrian
88 XII apor (p) Western
94 XII r Alexandrian
104 XI apor Alexandrian
142 XI gapo
157 XII g Caesarean
162 1153AD g
221 X apo
225 1192AD g
234 1278AD gapo
241 XI gapor (r) Alexandrian
273 XIII g
274 X g
296 XVI gapor
304 XII g
323 XI apo (o) Alexandrian
365 XIII gapo
424 XI apor
424c Alexandrian
429 XIV apo
429 XV r
436 XI apo
476 XI g
481 X g
522 1515AD gapor
565 IX g Caesarean
579 XIII g Alexandrian
614 XIII apo (in Acts) Western
629 XIV apo
630 XIV apo
636 XV apo
700 XI g Caesarean
892 IX g Alexandrian
918 XVI apo
945 XI gapo
1006 XI gr Alexandrian
1009 XIII g
1010 XII g
1175 XI apo Alexandrian
1195 XII g
1216 XI g
1230 1124AD g
1241 XII gapo (g) Alexandrian
1333 XI g
1344 XII g
1424 IX/X gapo
1506 1320AD gp
1546 XIII g
1611 XII apor Alexandrian
1646 1172AD gapo (a) Western
1739 X a Western
po Alexandrian
1841 IX/X apor (r) Alexandrian
1854 XI apor Alexandrian
1881 XIV apo
1906 1056AD p
1962 XI p
1984 XIV p
1985 XVI p
2030 XII r
2049 XVI r
2050 1107AD r
2053 XIII r Alexandrian
2062 XIII r
2071 1622AD r
2081 XI r
2148 XIV g
2174 XIV g
2318 XVIII ao
2329 X r
2344 XI apor Alexandrian
2351 X r Alexandrian
2377 XIV r
2386 XI g
2464 X apo
2495 XIV/XV gapor
Byz Byzantine text* gapor Byzantine
Maj Majority text* gapor Byzantine
Maj(K) Koine manuscripts r Byzantine
Maj(A) Andrean manuscripts r Byzantine
Maj(B) Coptic manuscripts r Byzantine
Maj(C) Complutensian manuscripts r Byzantine
Lect lectionaries* gopo Byzantine
The following manuscripts are translations from Greek
lat Old Latin IV-XIII gapor Western
vg Latin Vulgate IV/V gapor Western
syr Syriac
syr(c) Curetonian Syriac IV g Western*
syr(s) Sinaitic Syriac IV g Western*
syr(p) Peshitta Syriac V gapo
syr(h) Harclean Syriac VII gapor
syr(h) above text with asterisks
syr(h)mg margin of Harclean text Western
syr(pal) Palestinian Syriac V gapo (g) Caesarean
cop Coptic gapor Alexandrian
cop(north) Bohairic IV " Alexandrian
cop(south) Sahidic III " Alexandrian*
cop(Fayyumic) Fayyumic IV/V John
*NOTES:
1. Manuscript Sinaiticus is abbreviated in this book by the
letter S, following the lead of Burton Throckmorton's +Gospel
Parallels+. The traditional abbreviation is the Hebrew letter
Aleph. The manuscript traditionally abbreviated by S is noted in
this book by its number 028.
2. Family 1 includes four manuscripts of similar readings;
family 13 includes twelve manuscripts of similar readings; the
markings of ƒ1 and ƒ13 are given to indicate a reading within a
family that is different from the Byzantine text, even if it is
found in only one manuscript!
3. The abbreviation "Byz" is given to indicate the majority of
manuscripts in the Byzantine textual tradition. It is taken from
the United Bible Societies' Greek New Testament. The
abbreviation "Maj" means the same thing but includes a little
more. It also includes certain constant witnesses when they are
not given explictedly. They are:
for the gospels: K, N, P, Q, Gamma, Delta, 28, 33, 565, 700,
892, 1010, 1241, 1424
for Acts: L, 33, 81, 323, 614, 945, 1175, 1241, 1739, 2495
for Paul's letters: K, L, P, 33, 81, 104, 365, 630, 1175, 1241,
1506, 1739, 1881, 2464, 2495
for the other letters: K, L, 33, 81, 323, 614, 630, 1241, 1739,
2495
for Revelation: p18, p24, p43, p47, p85, S, A, C, P, 046, 051,
052, 0163, 0169, 0207, 0229, 1006, 1611, 1841, 1854, 2030, 2050,
2053, 2062, 2329, 2344 (where it exists), 2351, 2377 (where it
exists)
The abbreviation "Maj" is taken from the 26th edition of the
Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece. In the few places where
it is not given there is it supplied from The Greek New Testament
According to the Majority Text. In Revelation "Maj" is
subdivided into four groups, "Maj(K)," "Maj(A)," "Maj(B)," and
"Maj(C)." They correspond to the groupings in the above book in
the following way: Maj(K) is Ma, Maj(A) is Mde, Maj(B) is Mb,
and Maj(C) is Mc.
4. The lectionaries (daily scripture readings) do not exist for
the book of Revelation and for certain parts of Acts and the
letters.
OTHER ABBREVIATIONS
vid apparently (text hard to read)
supp text supplied by a later copyist for a missing part
* original reading
c correction by a later copyist (sometimes a, b, c or
1, 2, 3 where there was more than one corrector)
FOR TRANSLATIONS
KJV King James Version text
ASV American Standard Version text
ASVn American Standard Version footnotes
RSV Revised Standard Version text
RSVn Revised Standard Version footnotes
RSV1 Revised Standard Version text (first edition)
RSV1n Revised Standard Version footnotes (first edition)
RSV2 Revised Stardard Version text (second edition)
RSV2n Revised Stardard Version footnotes (second edition)
NASV New American Standard Version text
NASVn New American Standard Version marginal notes
NIV New International Version text
NIVn New International Version footnotes
NEB New English Bible text
NEBn New English Bible footnotes
TEV Today's English Version text
TEVn Today's English Version footnotes
The translation marked with a dagger only apparently
supports the reading under which it is found. The
Greek text from which it was translated follows the
other reading.
FOR RANK
A the text is virtually certain
B there is some degree of doubt about the text
C there is considerable degree of doubt about the text
D there is a very high degree of doubt about the text
- no ranking given
