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SBL Greek New Testament

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Acts 17

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acts.17.ac17PoetsBelonging

τῶν καθ’ ὑμᾶς / τῶν καθ’ ἡμᾶς ποιητῶν

TEXThigh confidence

Whose poets does Paul cite?

Paul appeals to language already familiar from the audience’s own poetic tradition.

Why this default

The default identifies the cited writers as your own poets. A smaller early stream reads our own, and the Western form expands the transition with a daily-life phrase.

Evidence

ExternalYour own poets is supported by א, A, E, L, P, Ψ, 056, 0120, 33, 36, 88, 181, 307, 453, 610, 945, 1175, 1678, 1739, and 1891 with broad versional and patristic support. Our own poets is read by P74, B, 049, 326, 614, and 2412. D preserves the expanded daily-life form.

InternalYour own naturally addresses the Athenians and explains the citation’s rhetorical force. Our own may broaden cultural identification; the Western phrase is visibly expansive.

Project defaultas even some of your own poets have said

Project default

WitnessesYour own poets · א, A, E, L, P, Ψ, 33, 1175, 1739
Alternativeas even some of our own poets have said

Alternative

WitnessesOur own poets · P74, B, 049, 326, 614, 2412
Alternativeas in daily life even some of your own poets have said

Responsible alternative

WitnessesDaily-life expansion · D and Western tradition

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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