Reading a handwritten sentence

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doday
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Reading a handwritten sentence

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A user on another site posted this question: https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/q/51054

They are requesting assistance reading a line of handwritten text that they believe is Greek (it seems like it to me but I’m no expert in this):

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  • Is this Greek?
  • If so, what does the line with red arrows say?
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RandallButh
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Re: Reading a handwritten sentence

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ΗΝ ΔΕ ΕΓΓΥΣ ΤΟ ΠΑΣΧΑ Η ΕΟΡΤΗ ΤΩΝ ΙΟΥΔΑΙΩΝ
doday
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Re: Reading a handwritten sentence

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Thanks! It look like it’s from John 6 (and I can now see surrounding context also).
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S Walch
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Re: Reading a handwritten sentence

Post by S Walch »

Hello Dan,

Yes, all of that is from John 6:2-5, starting from ὅτι through to αὐτόν.

As it's from minuscule 472, it most certainly is handwritten :)
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