Meaning of "Ln.", etc., in Textual Apparatus
c stirling bartholomew
cc.constantine at worldnet.att.net
Tue Oct 15 02:09:39 EDT 2002
on 10/14/02 10:54 PM, c stirling bartholomew wrote:
>> Nicoll's Expositor's Greek Testament uses the terms "Ln.", "Lft." and "Ws."
>> in its textual apparatus (for example, for BAPTISMWi in Col. 1:12, it says
>> "So Ln. mg., Tr., Lft., Ws. ...", etc.), but I do not understand these three
>> references
>
> Ln. = Lachmann
> mg. = "in the margin"
> Tr. = Tregelles
> T. = Tischendorf
wrong!! Ws. = Westcott (??)
> Lft. = Lightfoot
>
> WH = Westcott & Hort
>
>
Ws. = Wetstein
This is all guesswork based on my frequent use of H.A.W. Meyer & H.Alford.
Clay
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