[B-Greek] Capital C

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Sun Jun 18 09:39:46 EDT 2006


Sigma. QC = QEOS, UC = hUIOS.

The "C" is what's called a "lunate" (half-mooned) Sigma.

On Jun 18, 2006, at 8:54 AM, Mitch Larramore wrote:

> This note I found in the NET Bible:
>
> Only one letter would have differentiated the readings
> in the mss, since both words would have been
> contracted as nomina sacra: thus QC UC (with lines
> over the letters)
>
> What is that final C?
>
> Mitch Larramore
> Sugar Land, Texas
>
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