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SBL Greek New Testament

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Luke 18

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luke.18.lk18Saying41

εἶπεν / λέγων ...

TEXTmoderate confidence

Does the blind man's reply include an added speaking formula?

The critical text has the simple 'he said'; the broader tradition expands the introduction with 'saying.'

Why this default

The simple “he said” is default on the early critical form; the broader tradition expands the speaking formula.

Evidence

ExternalThe shorter and expanded introductions belong to distinct transmissional streams.

InternalSpeaking formulas are frequently expanded for narrative smoothness.

Project defaultHe said

Project default · early support

Witnessesεἶπεν — early critical witnesses
AlternativeHe answered, saying

Byzantine tradition

Witnessesexpanded λέγων formula — Byzantine tradition
AlternativeHe [answered,] saying

Fork visible

Witnessesexpanded formula visibly marked

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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