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Acts 6

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acts.6.ac6Freedmen

τῆς συναγωγῆς / τῶν λεγομένων / omission

TEXTTRANSLATIONhigh confidence

How is the Freedmen group introduced?

The principal tradition calls it a synagogue; other witnesses say 'those called' or omit the introduction.

Why this default

Synagogue is default because it has broad early support; 'those called' and the bare form are genuine alternatives.

Evidence

ExternalThe synagogue reading dominates early witnesses; א and A support 'those called'; 945 omits the introduction.

InternalThe unfamiliar group name invited clarification and simplification.

Project defaultthe synagogue called the Freedmen

Project default

Witnessesp8, p74, B, C, D, E, P, Ψ
Alternativethose called the Freedmen

Alternate introduction

Witnessesא, A, 0175, 33
Alternativethe Freedmen

Short reading

Witnesses945

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