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Stichometry 4: Counts for Galatians in Latin Manuscripts

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Brent Nongbri

In my earlier post on the stichometry of Greek manuscripts of Galatians, I was surprised to see that the “traditional” Greek stichometric count for Galatians (293 16-syllable stichoi) matched almost perfectly with the count for the text of the Nestle-Aland … Continue reading →

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Stichometry 3: Counts for Galatians in Greek Manuscripts

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Brent Nongbri

In an earlier post, I set out the evidence used to establish that for ancient Greek and Latin prose writing, a stichos (or versus) was generally equal to 16 syllables. In a subsequent post, I drew attention to the discussion … Continue reading →

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