[B-Greek] "compl." in critical apparatus in Rahlfs

Albert Pietersma albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca
Wed Mar 9 10:54:47 EST 2005


Jeff,
compl. stands for compl(ures) ("very many") i.e.  a quarter to a half 
of the witnesses (Minuscules). See p. LXVIII in Rahlfs.
Al
On Mar 9, 2005, at 10:42 AM, Jeff Smelser wrote:

> In the critical apparatus in Rahlfs, the variant readings for Is. 7:14
> include the various forms of KALEW that are represented - KALESEIS in 
> B,A,C,
> but variants include KALESEI, KALESETE and KALESOUSIN. The last of 
> these is
> followed by "compl." What does that mean?
>
> The only thing that I see in the "Explanation of Symbols" that even 
> comes
> close is "Complutensis" but that is abbreviated "Complut" rather than
> "compl."
>
> Thanks to anyone who can help.
>
> Jeff Smelser
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