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Galatians 2
galatians.2.gal2Arrived
ὅτε ἦλθον / ἦλθεν
Who arrived before Cephas withdrew?
The number changes the scene: the plural suggests a delegation whose arrival affected Cephas, while the singular points to one representative.
Why this default
The plural is default because SBLGNT agrees with Westcott-Hort, NA28, and Robinson-Pierpont; Tregelles alone reads a singular arrival.
Evidence
ExternalSBLGNT apparatus: ἦλθον — WH, NA28, RP; ἦλθεν — Treg.
InternalA singular could arise by treating one representative from James as the decisive arrival; the plural fits the preceding ‘certain people.’
Project default · plural reading
Witnessesἦλθον · SBLGNT; WH, NA28, RPTregelles singular reading
Witnessesἦλθεν · TregPlural reading · group made explicit
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