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Mark 5
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mark.5.m5Region
Γερασηνῶν / Γαδαρηνῶν / Γεργεσηνῶν
TEXTTRANSLATIONmoderate confidence
Which regional name stands in Mark 5:1?
The manuscripts preserve three related place-names. Gerasenes has the strongest early support, while Gadarenes and Gergesenes reflect ancient attempts to identify the location around the lake.
Why this default
Gerasenes is default because it has the strongest early support. The other names are ancient and reflect genuine geographic difficulty rather than trivial spelling noise.
Evidence
ExternalGerasenes: א, B, D, L, Δ and early versions; Gadarenes: A, C, W and later support; Gergesenes: Θ, family 13 and part of the later tradition.
InternalBecause Gerasa itself lies far from the lake, scribes had reason to replace the difficult name with places thought geographically closer.
Project defaultthe region of the Gerasenes
Project default · strongest early support
WitnessesΓερασηνῶν · א, B, D, L, Δ, early versionsAlternativethe region of the Gadarenes
Major ancient alternative
WitnessesΓαδαρηνῶν · A, C, W, later supportAlternativethe region of the Gergesenes
Traditional geographic alternative
WitnessesΓεργεσηνῶν · Θ, family 13, later traditionAlternativethe region of the [Gerasenes/Gadarenes/Gergesenes]
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