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Acts 27

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acts.27.ac27PersonsCount

διακόσιαι ἑβδομήκοντα ἕξ / διακόσιαι ἑβδομήκοντα πέντε / ὡς ἑβδομήκοντα ἕξ

TEXTmoderate confidence

How many people were aboard the ship?

The dominant reading gives 276; smaller streams preserve 275 or about 76, likely reflecting confusion in alphabetic Greek numerals.

Why this default

The 276-person total has overwhelming breadth and fits the narrative’s precise accounting; 275 and about 76 are readily explained by confusion among alphabetic numeral forms.

Evidence

External276 is supported by א, C, P, Ψ, 33, 81, 614, 945, 1241, 1739, 2495, the Byzantine tradition, and major versions. 275 is supported by A and limited versional evidence. About 76 is supported by B and much of the Sahidic tradition.

InternalWhen numbers were represented alphabetically, the difference could turn on a single character or its interpretation; the broad 276 stream best explains the scattered alternatives.

Project defaulttwo hundred seventy-six

Project default

Witnesses276 persons · א, C, P, Ψ, 33, 81, 614, 945, 1241, 1739, 2495, Byzantine tradition, versions
Alternativetwo hundred seventy-five

275-person reading

Witnesses275 persons · A, limited versional support
Alternativeabout seventy-six

About-76 reading

WitnessesAbout 76 persons · B, much Sahidic support

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

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