The Gospels across their earliest witnesses, and the tradition they carried forward
Hover any Greek or Syriac word for phonetic transliteration.
Six manuscript witness columns span the table; their descent flows into the timeline below.
| Greek Papyri | Alexandrian | Western | Latin | Syriac | Byzantine | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Earliest Papyri c. 125–250 CE · Greek TAGNT | Vaticanus c. 325 CE · Greek TAGNT | Bezae c. 400 CE · Greek Latin | Vulgate c. 400 CE · Latin Whitaker | Peshitta c. 400–450 CE · Syriac PayneSmith | Byzantine c. 5th–9th c. · Greek TAGNT | ||||||||||||
καιP45 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | et | Et | and | ܘܡܙܗܪ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
ταP45 | the | τὰ | the | τα | | | helias | — | — | — | — | τὰ | the | |||||
ιματιαP45 | garments | ἱμάτια | garments | ειματια | | | — | vestimenta | garments | ܗܘܐ | garments | ἱμάτια | garments | |||||
αυτουP45 | of Him | αὐτοῦ | of Him | αυτου | | | apparuit | ejus | of Him | ܠܒܘܫܗ | of Him | αὐτοῦ | of Him | |||||
εγενετοP45 | was | ἐγένετο | was | — | | | illis | facta | was | — | — | ἐγένοντο | was | |||||
στιλβονταP45 | shining | στίλβοντα, | shining | στιλβοντα | | | — | sunt | shining | ܘܡܚܘܪ | shining | στίλβοντα | shining | |||||
λευκαP45 | white | λευκὰ | white | λευκα | | | — | splendentia | white | ܛܒ | white | λευκὰ | white | |||||
λιανP45 | exceedingly | λίαν | exceedingly | — | | | cum | et | exceedingly | ܐܝܟ | exceedingly | λίαν | exceedingly | |||||
οιαP45 | as | ὡς | as | ως | | | — | candida | as | ܬܠܓܐ | as | ὡς | as | |||||
γναφευσP45 | snow | χιών, | snow | χιων | | | moysen | nimis | snow | — | — | χιών | snow | |||||
ουP45 | such as | οἷα | such as | — | | | — | velut | such as | ܐܝܟܢܐ | such as | οἷα | such as | |||||
δυναταιP45 | a launderer | γναφεὺς | a launderer | — | | | et | nix | a launderer | ܕܒܢܝ | a launderer | γναφεὺς | a launderer | |||||
επιP45 | on | ἐπὶ | on | — | | | erant | qualia | on | ܐܢܫܐ | on | ἐπὶ | on | |||||
τησP45 | the | τῆς | the | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | τῆς | the | |||||
γησP45 | earth | γῆς | earth | — | | | — | fullo | earth | ܠܡܚܘܪܘ | earth | γῆς | earth | |||||
λευκαναιP45 | not | οὐ | not | ου | | | loquentes | non | not | — | — | οὐ | not | |||||
δύναταιP45 | is able | δύναται | is able | — | | | cum | potest | is able | ܒܐܪܥܐ | is able | δύναται | is able | |||||
οὕτωςP45 | thus | οὕτως | thus | — | | | — | super | thus | ܠܐ | thus | λευκᾶναι | thus | |||||
λευκᾶναι.P45 | to whiten. | λευκᾶναι. | to whiten. | λευκαναι | | | ihu | terram candida facere | to whiten. | ܡܫܟܚܝܢ | to whiten. | λευκᾶναι. | to whiten. | |||||
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