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Document Details : Title: The interchange of ι and η in Spelling Χριστ- in Documentary Papyri Author(s): SHANDRUK, Walter Journal: Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists Volume: 47 Date: 2010 Pages: 205-219 DOI: 10.2143/BASP.47.0.3209318 Abstract : Review of the documentary evidence for words starting with χριστ-. Whereas Χριστός (originating in 'insider terminology') is almost always written with iota, χριστιανός appears often enough as χρηστιανός (originating in 'outsider terminology'). Given the semantic issues at play and early literary attestation to spelling confusion, χρηστιανός was likely an early and contemporary lexical alternative — if not the original spelling. |
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