| New Testament manuscript | |
| Name | P. Oxy. 81 5259 |
|---|---|
| Sign | π |
| Text | 1 Timothy 3:13-4:8 |
| Date | 3rd century |
| Script | Greek |
| Found | Oxyrhynchus |
| Now at | University of Oxford, Sackler Library, Oxford, England |
| Cite | J. Shao, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, vol. 81, no. 5259, Egypt Exploration Society: London, England, 2016. |
| Size | 16.3 x 4.5 in (27 x 13 cm) |
| Type | Mixed |
Papyrus 133 (designated as π in the Gregory-Aland numbering system) is what remains of an early copy of the New Testament in Greek. It is a papyrus manuscript of the First Epistle to Timothy. The text survives on several fragments of a single leaf containing parts of verses 3:13-16 and 4:1-8. The manuscript has been assigned paleographically to the middle of the 3rd century.
Location
π is housed at the Sackler Library (P. Oxy. 81 5259) at the University of Oxford.
Textual variants
- 3:13: It reads Ξ€ΞΞ (accusative relative pronoun) rather than the usual reading of ΀Π(dative).
- 3:14: It omits Ξ Ξ‘ΞΞ£ ΣΠ(to you) along with F G 6 1739 1881.
- 4:6: According to the reconstruction of Shao, it contains the Alexandrian sequence ΟΟ ΞΉΟ (Christ Jesus).
See also
References
- J. Shao, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, vol. 81, no. 5259, Egypt Exploration Society: London, England, 2016.
- "Liste Handschriften". MΓΌnster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- Brice Jones, Two New Greek New Testament Papyri from Oxyrhynchus Archived 2017-06-28 at the Wayback Machine.
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