James

The purpose of this apparatus is to show all variation within Family 35, for James, as identified by a
complete collation of the following forty-three representative MSS18, 35, 141, 149, 201, 204, 328,
386, 394, 432, 604, 757, 824, 928, 986, 1072, 1075, 1100, 1248, 1249, 1503, 1548, 1637, 1725, 1732,
1754, 1761, 1768, 1855, 1864, 1865, 1876, 1892, 1897, 2221, 2303, 2352, 2431, 2466, 2554, 2587,
2626 and 2723. The first reading is that of the family and represents the vote of all the collated MSS
(listed above) that are not identified as having a variant. 18, 1864, 2554 and 2723 have no variants.

IAKWBOU EPISTOLH1
1)1 Iakwboj( Qeou kai Kuriou Ihsou Cristou douloj( taij dwdeka2 fulaij taij en th
Diaspora cairein)
[Various exhortations]
1)2 Pasan caran h``ghsasqe( adelfoi mou( o``tan peirasmoij4 peripeshte poikiloij(
3
5
3 ginwskontej o``ti to dokimion u``mwn thj pistewj katergazetai u``pomonhn\ 4 h` de u``pomonh
ergon teleion ecetw( i`na hte teleioi kai o``loklhroi( en mhdeni leipomenoi)
[About wisdom]
5 Ei de tij u``mwn leipetai sofiaj( aiteitw para tou didontoj Qeou pasin a``plwj kai
6
ouk oneidizontoj( kai doqhsetai autw) 6 Aiteitw de en pistei( mhden diakrinomenoj( o`` gar
diakrinomenoj eoiken kludwni7 qalasshj anemizomenw kai r``ipizomenw7 mh gar oiesqw o``
anqrwpoj ekeinoj o``ti lhyetai8 ti para tou9 Kuriou( 8 anhr diyucoj akatastatoj en pasaij
taij o``doij autou)
9 Kaucasqw de o`` adelfoj o`` tapeinoj en tw u``yei autou( 10 o`` de plousioj en th
tapeinwsei autou(10 o``ti w``j anqoj cortou pareleusetai) 11 Aneteilen gar o`` h``lioj sun tw
kauswni kai exhranen ton corton( kai to anqoj autou11 exepesen kai h`` euprepeia tou
proswpou autou apwleto) Ou``twj kai o`` plousioj en taij poreiaij autou maranqhsetai)
[About testing]
12 Makarioj anhr12 o]j u``pomenei peirasmon( o``ti dokimoj genomenoj lhyetai ton
stefanon thj zwhj o]n ephggeilato o`` Kurioj toij agapwsin auton) 13 Mhdeij peirazomenoj
legetw o``ti ~~Apo Qeou peirazomaiVV( o`` gar Qeoj apeirastoj estin kakwn( peirazei de autoj
oudena) 14 ~Ekastoj de peirazetai u``po thj idiaj epiqumiaj( exelkomenoj kai deleazomenoj)
15 Eita h`` epiqumia( sullabousa( tiktei a``martian( h`` de a``martia apotelesqeisa( apokuei13
qanaton)
16 Mh planasqe(14 adelfoi mou agaphtoi 17 pasa dosij agaqh kai pan dwrhma
teleion Anwqen estin( katabainon apo tou Patroj twn fwtwn( parV w- ouk eni parallagh h.
trophj aposkiasma) 18 Boulhqeij( apekuhsen h``maj logw alhqeiaj( eij to einai h``maj15
aparchn tina twn autou ktismatwn)
19 ~Wste( adelfoi mou agaphtoi( estw paj anqrwpoj tacuj eij to akousai( braduj eij
to lalhsai( braduj eij orghn\ 20 orgh gar androj dikaiosunhn Qeou ou katergazetai)
1
Both the Text and the apparatus are the responsibility of Wilbur N. Pickering, ThM PhD, .
2
dwdeka || dwdwka 1892
3
pasan || --- 1754
4
peirasmoij || peirasmeij 1248
5
to || --- 149
6
ouk || mh (29.7%) 1732
7
kludwni || kludoni 201
8
lhyetai || leyetai 149
9
tou || --- [15%] 1876
10
autou || 1 outoj 1754
11
autou || --- 1761
12
anhr || ano/j 1503
13
apokuei || kuei 386,2466
14
planasqe || planasqai 1897
15
logw alhqeiaj eij to einai hmaj || --- 1248 (clear case of homoioteleuton)
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[About obeying the Word]

21 Dio apoqemenoi pasan r``uparian kai perisseian kakiaj( en prauthti dexasqe1 ton
emfuton logon ton dunamenon swsai taj yucaj u``mwn)2 22 Ginesqe3 de poihtai logou4 kai mh5
monon akroatai( paralogizomenoi e``autouj) 23 ~Oti ei tij akroathj nomou6 estin kai ou
poihthj( ou``toj eoiken andri katanoounti to proswpon thj genesewj autou en esoptrw\
24 katenohsen gar e``auton kai apelhluqen kai euqewj epelaqeto7 o``poioj h=n) 25 ~O de
parakuyaj eij nomon teleion ton8 thj eleuqeriaj kai parameinaj( ou``tojouk akroathj
epilhsmonhj genomenoj alla poihthj ergouou``toj makarioj en th poihsei autou estai)
26 Ei tij dokei qrhskoj einai en u``min( mh calinagwgwn glwssan autou allV9 apatwn
kardian autou( toutou mataioj h`` qrhskeia) 27 Qrhskeia kaqara kai amiantoj para Qew kai
Patri au``th estin episkeptesqai orfanouj kai chraj en th qliyei autwn( aspilon e``auton
threin apo tou kosmou)
[About partiality]
2)1 Adelfoi mou( mh en proswpolhyiaij ecete thn pistin tou Kuriou h``mwn Ihsou
Cristou( thj Doxhj 2 Ean gar eiselqh eij thn sunagwghn u``mwn anhr crusodaktulioj( en
esqhti lampra( eiselqh de kai ptwcoj en r``upara esqhti( 3 kai epibleyhte epi ton forounta
thn lampran esqhta kai eiphte autw( ~~Su kaqou w``de10 kalwjVV( kai tw ptwcw eiphte( ~~Su
sthqi ekeiVV( h. ~~Kaqou w``de u``po to u``popodion11 mouVV( 4 ou diekriqhte en e``autoij kai
egenesqe12 kritai dialogismwn ponhrwn?
5 Akousate( adelfoi mou agaphtoi) Ouc o`` Qeoj exelexato touj ptwcouj tou kosmou
plousiouj en pistei kai klhronomouj thj basileiaj h-j ephggeilato toij agapwsin auton?
6 ~Umeij de htimasate13 ton ptwcon) Ouc oi`` plousioi katadunasteuousin u``mwn( kai autoi
e``lkousin u``maj eij krithria? 7 Ouk autoi blasfhmousin to kalon onoma to epiklhqen efV
u``maj? 8 Ei mentoi nomon teleite basilikon kata thn Grafhn( ~~Agaphseij ton plhsion sou
w``j seautonVV(14 kalwj poieite\ 9 ei de proswpolhpteite( a``martian ergazesqe( elegcomenoi u``po
tou nomou w``j parabatai) 10 ~Ostij gar o``lon ton nomon thrhsei(15 ptaisei de en e``ni( gegonen
pantwn enocoj) 11 ~O gar eipwn( ~~Mh moiceushjVV(16 eipen kai( ~~Mh foneushjVV) Ei de ou
moiceuseij(17 foneuseij18 de( gegonaj parabathj nomou)
12 Ou``twj laleite kai ou``twj poieite19 w``j dia nomou eleuqeriaj mellontej krinesqai
13 $h` gar krisij anhleoj20 tw mh poihsanti21 eleoj%) Katakaucatai eleon22 krisewj)
[Faith and works]

1
dexasqe 149c || dexasqai 149
2
umwn || hmwn [25%] 1768
3
ginesqe || ginesqai 1754
4
logou || nomou [6%] 328
5
mh || --- 328
6
nomou || logou [69%] 1761
7
epelaqeto || apelaqeto 149
8
ton || --- 432,1768
9
all || alla 986
10
w-de 201,432,1548,1732,1761,1865,1892,1897,2221,2303,2466
11
upopodion || popodion 1072
12
egenesqe || egenesqai 1249,1754
13
htimasate 1892c || h`timasate 1876 || htoimasate [5%] 149,201,328,986,1072,1892,2352
14
seauton 35c,1768c || eauton [50%] 35,757,1768
15
thrhsei || thrhsh [1.5%] 1892
16
moiceushj || moiceuseij 1754
17
moiceuseij || moiceushj [4%] 1876
18
I believe ECM has misrepresented MS 18 here.
19
poieite || poihte 1548
20
anhleoj 2352c || anileoj 2303,2352 || anilewj [50%] 432,604,1768 (ECM misrepresents both 18 and 35 hereclearly so.)
21
poihsanti || poisanti 2352
22
eleon || eleoj [20%] 328,394,432,604,928,986,1249,1548,1725,1732alt,1897,2587
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2)14 Ti, to ofeloj( adelfoi mou( ean pistin legh1 tij ecein( erga de mh ecei?2 Mh dunatai h``
pistij swsai auton? 15 Ean de adelfoj h. adelfh gumnoi u``parcwsin( kai leipomenoi wsin
thj efhmerou trofhj( 16 eiph3 de tij autoij ex u``mwn( ~~~Upagete en eirhnh( qermainesqe kai
cortazesqeVV(4 mh dwte de autoij ta epithdeia5 tou swmatoj( ti, to ofeloj? 17 Ou``twj kai h``
pistij( ean mh erga ech(6 nekra estin( kaqV e``authn) 18 $AllV erei tij ~~Su pistin eceij kagw
erga ecw)7 Deixon moi thn pistin8 sou ek twn ergwn sou( kagw deixw soi9 ek twn ergwn
mou thn pistin mou)VV 19 Su pisteueij o``ti o`` Qeoj ei``j estin) Kalwj poieij) Kai ta daimonia
pisteuousinkai frissousin!10% 20 Qeleij de gnwnai( w11 anqrwpe kene( o``ti h`` pistij cwrij
twn ergwn nekra estin?
[Examples]
21 ~Abraam12 o`` pathr h``mwn ouk ex ergwn edikaiwqh anenegkaj13 Isaak14 ton ui``on
autou epi to qusiasthrion? 22 Blepeij o``ti h`` pistij sunhrgei toij ergoij autou( kai ek twn
ergwn h`` pistij eteleiwqh) 23 Kai eplhrwqh h`` Grafh h`` legousa( ~~Episteusen de ~Abraam
tw15 Qew( kai elogisqh autw eij dikaiosunhnVV) Kai ~filoj QeouV eklhqh) 24 ~Orate toinun
o``ti ex ergwn dikaioutai16 anqrwpoj( kai ouk ek pistewj monon) 25 ~Omoiwj de17 kai ~Raab h``
pornh ouk ex ergwn edikaiwqh u``podexamenh touj aggelouj kai e``tera o``dw ekbalousa? 26
~Wsper gar to swma cwrij pneumatoj nekron estin( ou``twj kai h`` pistij cwrij twn ergwn
nekra estin)
[Careful with your tongue!]
3)1 Mh polloi didaskaloi ginesqe( adelfoi mou( eidotej o``ti meizon krima lhyomeqa)
2 Polla gar ptaiomen a``pantej) Ei tij en logw ou ptaiei( ou``toj teleioj anhr( dunamenoj
calinagwghsai kai o``lon to swma) 3 Ide( twn i``ppwn touj calinouj eij ta stomata ballomen
proj to peiqesqai autouj h``min( kai o``lon to swma autwn metagomen) 4 Idou kai ta ploia
thlikauta onta kai u``po anemwn sklhrwn18 elaunomena( metagetai u``po elacistou phdaliou19
o``pou an h`` o``rmh20 tou iqunontoj boulhtai)21 5 Ou``twj kai h`` glwssa mikron meloj estin kai
megalaucei)
Idou( oligon pur h``likhn u``lhn anaptei! 6 Kai h`` glwssa pur ~O kosmoj thj adikiaj(
ou``twj h`` glwssa kaqistatai en toij melesin h``mwn(22 h`` spilousa o``lon to swma kai
flogizousa ton trocon thj genesewj( kai flogizomenh u``po thj Geennhj)23 7 Pasa gar fusij

1
legh || legei [28%] 1754v,1768
2
ecei || ech [47%] 141,328,386,394,604,928,986,1075,1249,1548,1855,1876,2431,2587,2626 (MS 2303 illegible)
3
eiph || eipoi 432,1768
4
kai cortazesqe || --- 1072
5
epithdeia || epitidia 1892
6
erga ech || ~ 21 2431
7
ecw || --- [2%] 204
8
eceij kagw erga ecw deixon moi thn pistin || --- 1248 (clear case of homoioteleuton)
9
soi || sou 1754
10
frissousin || frittousin 1761
11
w= || w- 2303
12
a`braam || abraam [50%] 149
13
anenegkaj || anenegkoj 2303
14
isaak || --- 141
15
tw || 11 2431 (from one line to the next)
16
dikaioutai || dikaioute 1876
17
de || --- 1637,2431
18
anemwn sklhrwn || ~ 21 [56%] 432,604,1768
19
phdaliou || phdhliou 328
20
o`rmh || ormh 201
21
boulhtai || bouletai [10%] 1248
22
hmwn || umwn 986
23
geennhj || geenhj 149
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qhriwn te kai peteinwn(1 e``rpetwn te kai enaliwn( damazetai kai dedamastai th fusei2 th
anqrwpinh) 8 Thn de glwssan3 oudeij dunatai anqrwpwn damasaiakatasceton kakon(
mesth iou qanathforou) 9 En auth eulogoumen ton4 Qeon kai Patera( kai en auth
katarwmeqa touj anqrwpouj touj kaqV o``moiwsin Qeou gegonotaj) 10 Ek tou autou stomatoj
exercetai eulogia kai katara) Ou crh( adelfoi5 mou( tauta6 ou``twj ginesqai)7 11 Mhti h``
phgh ek thj authj ophj8 bruei to gluku kai to9 pikron?10 12 Mh dunatai( adelfoi11 mou(
sukh elaiaj poihsai( h. ampeloj suka? Ou``twj oudemia phgh a``lukon12 kai gluku poihsai
u``dwr)
[True wisdom]
3)13 Ti,j sofoj kai episthmwn en u``min? Deixatw ek thj kalhj anastrofhj ta erga autou en
prauthti sofiaj) 14 Ei de zhlon pikron ecete kai eriqeian en th kardia u``mwn( mh
katakaucasqe13 kai yeudesqe14 kata thj alhqeiaj15 ouk estin au``th h`` sofia Anwqen
katercomenh( allV epigeioj( yucikh( daimoniwdhj) 16 ~Opou gar zhloj kai eriqeia( ekei
akatastasia kai pan faulon pragma) 17 ~H de Anwqen sofia prwton men a``gnh estin( epeita
eirhnikh( epieikhj( eupeiqhj( mesth eleouj kai karpwn agaqwn( adiakritoj kai anupokritoj)
18 Karpoj de dikaiosunhj en eirhnh speiretai toij poiousin15 eirhnhn)
[Is not worldliness]
4)1 Poqen polemoi kai macai en u``min? Ouk enteuqen( ek twn h``donwn u``mwn16 twn
strateuomenwn en toij melesin u``mwn? 2 Epiqumeite kai ouk ecete\ foneuete17 kai zhloute
kai ou dunasqe epitucein\ macesqe kai polemeite) Ouk ecete18 dia to mh aiteisqai u``maj)
3 Aiteite19 kai ou lambanete dioti kakwj aiteisqe( i`na en taij h``donaij u``mwn dapanhshte)
4 Moicoi kai moicalidej! Ouk oidate o``ti h`` filia tou kosmou ecqra tou Qeou estin? }Oj an
oun20 boulhqh filoj einai tou kosmou21 ecqroj tou Qeou kaqistatai) 5 .H dokeite o``ti kenwj
h`` Grafh legei( proj fqonon epipoqei to Pneuma o] katwkhsen22 en h``min? 6 Meizona de
didwsin carin\ dio legei( ~~~O Qeoj23 u``perhfanoij antitassetai( tapeinoij de didwsin
carinVV)
[Is submitting to God]
7 ~Upotaghte oun tw Qew\ antisthte tw diabolw kai feuxetai afV u``mwn)24 8 Eggisate
tw Qew kai eggiei u``min) Kaqarisate ceiraj( a``martwloi( kai a``gnisate kardiaj( diyucoi

1
peteinwn || --- 1754 (but adds kai peteinwn after enaliwn)
2
fusei || fush 1548
3
glwssan || glwsan 2626
4
ton || --- 2431
5
adelfoi || adelfh 1897,2431
6
tauta || --- 2431
7
ginesqai || genetai 2431
8
ophj || o`phj 1548
9
to || 11 986 (from one line to the next)
10
ECM misrepresents MS 35 here.
11
adelfoi || adelfh 1897
12
alukon || alikon 2221
13
katakaucasqe 35c || kaucasqe [15%] 35
14
yeudesqe || yeudesqai 1754
15
poiousin || piousin 824
16
umwn 1248c || hmwn 1248
17
foneuete || foneuetai 1754
18
ecete || ecetai 1754
19
aiteite || eteite 824
20
oun 1892c || --- [42%] 1072,1876,1892,2431 || ~ oun an 2303
21
einai tou kosmou || ~ 231 1075
22
katwkhsen || katwkhssen 1754
23
o qeoj || kurioj [6%] 432,604,1768
24
umwn || hmwn 1248,1754
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9 Talaipwrhsate kai penqhsate kai klausate! ~O gelwj u``mwn eij penqoj metastrafhtw kai
h`` cara eij kathfeian) 10 Tapeinwqhte enwpion tou Kuriou kai u``ywsei u``maj)
[Does not judge the different brother]
11 Mh katalaleite allhlwn( adelfoi) ~O gar katalalwn adelfou kai krinwn ton
adelfon autou katalalei nomou kai krinei nomon) Ei de nomon krineij( ouk ei= poihthj
nomou alla krithj) 12 Ei``j estin o`` Nomoqethj kai Krithj(1 o`` dunamenoj swsai kai apolesai)
Su de2 ti,j ei= o]j krineij ton e``teron?
[Does not boast about tomorrow]
13 Age nun( oi`` legontej( ~~Shmeron kai aurion poreuswmeqa3 eij thnde thn polin kai
poihswmen4 ekei eniauton e``na kai emporeuswmeqa5 kai kerdhswmenVV\6 14 oi``tinej ouk
epistasqe to thj aurion) Poia gar h`` zwh h``mwn?7 Atmij gar estin h`` proj oligon fainomenh(
epeita8 afanizomenh) 15 Anti tou legein u``maj( ~~Ean o`` Kurioj qelhsh(9 kai zhswmen kai
poihswmen touto h. ekeinoVV) 16 Nun de kaucasqe en taij alazoneiaij10 u``mwn) Pasa kauchsij
toiauth ponhra estin) 17 Eidoti oun kalon poiein11 kai mh poiounti( a``martia autw estin)
[The coming of the Lord]
[Rich oppressors will be judged]
5)1 Age nun( oi`` plousioi( klausate ololuzontej12 epi taij talaipwriaij u``mwn taij
epercomenaij! 2 ~O ploutoj u``mwn seshpen13 kai ta i`matia u``mwn shtobrwta gegonen) 3 ~O
crusoj u``mwn kai o`` arguroj katiwtai( kai o`` ioj autwn eij marturion u``min estai kai
fagetai14 taj sarkaj u``mwn w``j pureqhsaurisate en15 escataij h``meraij) 4 Idou( o`` misqoj
twn ergatwn twn16 amhsantwn taj cwraj u``mwn( o`` apesterhmenoj afV u``mwn( krazei( kai17 ai``
boai twn qerisantwn eij ta wta Kuriou Sabawq eiselhluqasin) 5 Etrufhsate epi thj ghj
kai espatalhsate( eqreyate taj kardiaj u``mwn18 w``j en h``mera sfaghj) 6 Katedikasate(
efoneusate ton dikaionouk antitassetai19 u``min)
[Patience and perseverance]
7 Makroqumhsate oun( adelfoi( e``wj thj parousiaj tou Kuriou)20 Idou( o`` gewrgoj
ekdecetai ton21 timion karpon thj ghj( makroqumwn epV auton e``wj an labh u``eton prwimon
kai oyimon) 8 Makroqumhsate kai u``meij) Sthrixate taj kardiaj u``mwn( o``ti h`` parousia tou
Kuriou hggiken) 9 Mh stenazete katV allhlwn( adelfoi( i`na mh kriqhte) Idou( o`` Krithj22
pro twn qurwn e``sthken 10 ~Upodeigma labete( adelfoi( thj kakopaqeiaj kai thj
makroqumiaj touj profhtaj oi] elalhsan en23 tw onomati Kuriou) 11 Idou( makarizomen touj
1
eij estin o nomoqethj kai krithj || --- 432 (clear case of homoioteleuton)
2
de || --- [6%] 149,201
3
poreuswmeqa || poreusomeqa [24%] 1100,2221c
4
poihswmen || poihsomen [11%] 149,2221c
5
emporeuswmeqa || emporeusomeqa [16%] 1100,2221c
6
kerdhswmen || kerdhsomen [12%] 2221c
7
hmwn 1248c,1768c || umwn [74%] 432,604,1248,1768
8
epeita || epita 1876
9
qelhsh || qelhsei [12%] 1876
10
alazoneiaij || alazoniaij 1732 || alazonaij 149
11
kalon poiein || ~ 21 1892 || 1 1865
12
ololuzontej || o`loluzontej 201,1072,1248
13
seshpen || sephse 149 || seshpte 1754
14
fagetai || katafagetai 1637,1892 || fagete 2466
15
en || 1 taij 432
16
twn || --- 149
17
kai || --- 149,201
18
umwn || hmwn 1100
19
antitassetai || antitasetai 1754
20
kuriou || cristou [2%] 149,201
21
ton || to 1248
22
krithj || krhthj 1754
23
en || --- [58%] 1761
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u``pomenontajthn u``pomonhn Iwb hkousate( kai to teloj Kuriou1 eidete(2 o``ti polusplagcnoj3
polusplagcnoj3 estin kai oiktirmwn)4
12 Pro pantwn de( adelfoi mou( mh omnuete( mhte ton ouranon mhte thn ghn mhte
allon tina o``rkon) Htw de u``mwn to Nai nai kai to Ou ou( i`na mh eij u``pokrisin peshte)
[Righteous prayer is powerful]
13 Kakopaqei5 tij en u``min? Proseucesqw) Euqumei tij? Yalletw) 14 Asqenei tij en
u``min? Proskalesasqw touj presbuterouj thj ekklhsiaj( kai proseuxasqwsan epV auton(
aleiyantej6 auton elaiw en tw onomati tou7 Kuriou) 15 Kai h`` euch thj pistewj swsei ton
kamnonta( kai egerei8 auton o`` Kurioj\ kan a``martiaj h= pepoihkwj( afeqhsetai autw)
16 Exomologeisqe allhloij ta paraptwmata kai eucesqe u``per allhlwn( o``pwj iaqhte) Polu
iscuei dehsij dikaiou( energoumenh) 17 Hliaj anqrwpoj h=n o``moiopaqhj h``min( kai proseuch
proshuxato tou mh brexai\ kai ouk ebrexen epi thj ghj eniautouj treij kai mhnaj e``x) 18 Kai
palin proshuxato kai o`` ouranoj u``eton edwken kai h`` gh eblasthsen ton karpon authj)
[Help the wanderer]
19 Adelfoi( ean tij en u``min planhqh apo thj alhqeiaj( kai epistreyh9 tij auton(
10
20 ginwsketw o``ti o`` epistreyaj a``martwlon ek planhj o``dou autou swsei yuchn ek qanatou
kai kaluyei plhqoj a``martiwn)11

1
kuriou || autou 1754
2
eidete || idete [45%] 824
3
polusplagcnoj || polueusplagcnoj [35%] 328,824alt,1725,1732alt,1768
4
oiktirmwn || 1 o kurioj 1754
5
kakopaqei || kakopaqh 986,1855
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aleiyantej || a`leiyantej 1892
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tou || --- [8%] 328,1876,1897
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ECM misrepresents MS 35 here.
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epistreyh || epistreyei [2%] 149,201,1248
10
oti || --- 141
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