Acts 27

Acts 27:16

:TEXT: “a certain small island called Cauda”

p74 Sc B Psi two lat vg syr(p)

ASV RSV NASVn NIV NEB TEV RANK: BNOTES: “a certain small island called Clauda”

S* A(vid) H L P 33 81 614 945 1241 1739 2495 Byz Lect one lat syr(h) cop

KJV ASVn RSVn : The name of the modern island of Gaudos was in ancient times sometimes spelled with an “l” and sometimes without it. The various spellings of the manuscripts reflect the various ways the name was spelled.

Acts 27:37

:TEXT: “we were in all two hundred and seventy-six persons”

S C P Psi 33 81 614 945 1241 1739 2495 Byz Lect lat vg syr cop(north)

KJV ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: BNOTES: “we were in all two hundred and seventy-five persons”

A one cop(south)

TEVnNOTES: “we were in all about seventy-six persons”

B most cop(south)

RSVn TEVn NOTES: “we were in all seventy-six persons”

522 one Lect

RSVn

When the numbers are written as cardinals instead of being spelled out, the difference is only one letter between the readings. Since Greek cardinal numbers are written using the letters of the Greek alphabet, it is possible to misread the number or part of the number as a word. This is apparently what happened in the reading “about 76.” When the last letter of the word for “ship” (which is right before the number in the Greek) is seen twice, it combines with the cardinal number for 200 to spell “about.”

Acts 27:39

:TEXT: “to bring the ship ashore.”

S A Bc P Psi 33 81 614 945 1241 1739 2495 Byz Lect lat vg syr

KJV ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: BNOTES: “to bring the ship in safely.”

B* C cop

ASVn NASVnCOMMENTS: The words “bring ashore” and “bring in safely” sound alike in Greek. The difference is between “x” and “ks.” The reading “bring in safely” is apparently due to a mistake of the ear.