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 | ||||||||||||
οP19 | The one | Ὁ | The one | ο | | | qui | — | — | — | — | Ὁ | The one | |||||
φιλωνP19 | loving | φιλῶν | loving | φιλων | | | diligit | amat | loving | ܡܢ | loving | φιλῶν | loving | |||||
πατεραP19 | father | πατέρα | father | πατερα | | | patrem | patrem | father | ܕܪܚܡ | father | πατέρα | father | |||||
ηP19 | or | ἢ | or | η | | | aut | — | — | — | — | ἢ | or | |||||
μητεραP19 | mother | μητέρα | mother | μητερα | | | matrem | matrem | mother | ܐܘ | mother | μητέρα | mother | |||||
υπερP19 | above | ὑπὲρ | above | ϋπερ | | | plus | plus | above | ܐܡܐ | above | ὑπὲρ | above | |||||
εμεP19 | Me myself | ἐμὲ | Me myself | εμε | | | quam | quam | Me myself | ܝܬܝܪ | Me myself | ἐμέ | Me myself | |||||
ουκP19 | not | οὐκ | not | ουκ | | | me | me | not | ܡܢ | not | οὐκ | not | |||||
εστινP19 | is | ἔστιν | is | εστιν | | | non | non | is | ܕܠܝ | is | ἔστιν | is | |||||
μουP19 | of Me | μου | of Me | μου | | | est | est | of Me | ܠܐ | of Me | μου | of Me | |||||
αξιοσP19 | worthy, | ἄξιος, | worthy, | αξιος | | | me | me | worthy, | ܫܘܐ | worthy, | ἄξιος | worthy, | |||||
καὶP19 | and | καὶ | and | — | | | dignus | dignus | and | ܠܝ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
ὁP19 | the one | ὁ | the one | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the one | |||||
φιλῶνP19 | loving | φιλῶν | loving | — | | | — | qui | loving | ܘܡܢ | loving | φιλῶν | loving | |||||
υἱὸνP19 | son | υἱὸν | son | — | | | — | amat | son | ܕܪܚܡ | son | υἱὸν | son | |||||
ἢP19 | or | ἢ | or | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ἢ | or | |||||
θυγατέραP19 | daughter | θυγατέρα | daughter | — | | | — | aut | daughter | ܐܘ | daughter | θυγατέρα | daughter | |||||
ὑπὲρP19 | above | ὑπὲρ | above | — | | | — | filiam | above | ܒܪܬܐ | above | ὑπὲρ | above | |||||
ἐμὲP19 | Me myself | ἐμὲ | Me myself | — | | | — | super | Me myself | ܝܬܝܪ | Me myself | ἐμέ | Me myself | |||||
οὐκP19 | not | οὐκ | not | — | | | — | me | not | ܡܢ | not | οὐκ | not | |||||
ἔστινP19 | is | ἔστιν | is | — | | | — | non | is | ܕܠܝ | is | ἔστιν | is | |||||
μουP19 | of Me | μου | of Me | — | | | — | est | of Me | ܠܐ | of Me | μου | of Me | |||||
ἄξιος·P19 | worthy; | ἄξιος· | worthy; | — | | | — | me | worthy; | ܫܘܐ | worthy; | ἄξιος | worthy; | |||||
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