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Matthew 10

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matthew.10.mt10Thaddaeus

Θαδδαῖος / Λεββαῖος

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Which name appears for the disciple after James?

The tradition preserves Thaddaeus, Lebbaeus, and conflated forms.

Why this default

Thaddaeus is default because it has strong early support. Lebbaeus and combined forms likely preserve alternate naming traditions or scribal efforts to reconcile them.

Evidence

ExternalThaddaeus: א, B, 17, 124 and important versions; Lebbaeus: D and Old Latin support; combined form: C, K, L, W, Θ, family 13 and Byzantine witnesses.

InternalConflation is clearly secondary, but choosing between the two short names remains difficult.

Project defaultThaddaeus

Project default · strong early support

WitnessesΘαδδαῖος · א, B and important early support
AlternativeLebbaeus

Alternative name

WitnessesΛεββαῖος · D and Western support
AlternativeLebbaeus called Thaddaeus

Conflated later form

WitnessesΛεββαῖος ὁ ἐπικληθεὶς Θαδδαῖος · broad later tradition
AlternativeThaddaeus [Lebbaeus]

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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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