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Acts 17
acts.17.ac17UnknownReferent
ὃ ... τοῦτο / ὃν ... τοῦτον
Does Paul refer to what or whom the Athenians worship unknowingly?
Paul turns the audience’s admitted lack of knowledge into the starting point for proclamation.
Why this default
The default retains the early neuter what ... this. The later masculine whom ... this one personalizes and smooths the reference to the unknown deity.
Evidence
ExternalThe neuter ὃ ... τοῦτο is supported by P74, א*, A*, B, D, 81, 1175, Old Latin, and Vulgate. The masculine ὃν ... τοῦτον is read by אc, Ac, E, Ψ, the Byzantine tradition, Syriac, and Clement.
InternalThe neuter agrees naturally with the unknown object of worship but is theologically less explicit. Masculine harmonization to a personal God is an understandable clarification.
Project default
WitnessesWhat ... this · P74, א*, A*, B, D, 81, 1175, Old Latin, VulgateAlternative
WitnessesWhom ... this one · אc, Ac, E, Ψ, Byzantine tradition, SyriacResponsible alternative
WitnessesWhat ... this · contextual rendering of the default textRecord integrity
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