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1 Corinthians 1

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1 corinthians.1.cor1Signs

σημεῖα / σημεῖον

TEXThigh confidence

Do Jews request signs or a single sign?

The plural presents miraculous signs as a whole class of demanded evidence; the singular evokes a request for one validating sign.

Why this default

The plural is default as SBLGNT and all three critical editions.

Evidence

Externalσημεῖα — WH, Treg, NA28; σημεῖον — RP.

InternalThe singular can reflect assimilation to the familiar Gospel demand for ‘a sign’; the plural naturally presents signs as the class of evidence sought and balances the generic pursuit of wisdom.

Project defaultJews ask for signs

Project default · critical reading

Witnessesσημεῖα · SBLGNT; WH, Treg, NA28
AlternativeJews ask for a sign

Robinson-Pierpont reading

Witnessesσημεῖον · RP
AlternativeJews demand miraculous signs

Plural reading · force clarified

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