Gregory–Aland numbering

E37292

New Testament manuscript classification system manuscript cataloging system

Gregory–Aland numbering is the standard scholarly cataloging system used to identify and classify Greek New Testament manuscripts.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Gregory–Aland numbering canonical	3
Gregory–Aland numbering system	3
GA numbering	1
Gregory–Aland 02	1
Gregory–Aland 565	1
Gregory–Aland E 08	1
Gregory–Aland cataloging system	1
Gregory–Aland lectionary numbers	1
Gregory–Aland list of New Testament manuscripts	1
Gregory–Aland minuscule numbers	1
Gregory–Aland numbering system (via its member minuscules)	1
Gregory–Aland papyrus numbers	1
Gregory–Aland system	1
Gregory–Aland uncial numbers	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T285578 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Gregory–Aland numbering
Context triple: [New Testament manuscripts, areCataloguedUsing, Gregory–Aland numbering]

A. Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece
Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece is a critically edited scholarly edition of the Greek New Testament widely used as a standard reference in biblical studies and modern Bible translations.
B. Textus Receptus
Textus Receptus is a traditional printed Greek New Testament text compiled in the 16th century that became the primary basis for many early Protestant Bible translations.
C. Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the oldest and most complete surviving manuscripts of the Christian Bible, written in Greek on parchment in the 4th century.
D. Septuagint
The Septuagint is an ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures that became the primary Old Testament text for early Christians and Greek-speaking Jews.
E. Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus is a 4th-century Greek biblical manuscript held in the Vatican Library and regarded as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the text of the Bible.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Gregory–Aland numbering
Target entity description: Gregory–Aland numbering is the standard scholarly cataloging system used to identify and classify Greek New Testament manuscripts.

A. Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece
Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece is a critically edited scholarly edition of the Greek New Testament widely used as a standard reference in biblical studies and modern Bible translations.
B. Textus Receptus
Textus Receptus is a traditional printed Greek New Testament text compiled in the 16th century that became the primary basis for many early Protestant Bible translations.
C. Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the oldest and most complete surviving manuscripts of the Christian Bible, written in Greek on parchment in the 4th century.
D. Septuagint
The Septuagint is an ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures that became the primary Old Testament text for early Christians and Greek-speaking Jews.
E. Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus is a 4th-century Greek biblical manuscript held in the Vatican Library and regarded as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the text of the Bible.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Testament manuscript classification system ⓘ manuscript cataloging system ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Gregory–Aland cataloging system ⓘ linked to: Gregory–Aland numbering Gregory–Aland system ⓘ linked to: Gregory–Aland numbering
appliesTo	Greek New Testament manuscripts ⓘ lectionaries ⓘ minuscule manuscripts ⓘ papyri ⓘ uncial manuscripts ⓘ
associatedWith	Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments ⓘ
basisFor	standard manuscript sigla in apparatus critici ⓘ
characteristic	assigns each manuscript a unique identifier ⓘ distinguishes manuscripts by material type and script ⓘ
developedFrom	earlier cataloging work of Caspar René Gregory ⓘ
excludes	non‑Greek New Testament manuscripts ⓘ
expandedBy	Kurt Aland ⓘ
field	New Testament textual criticism ⓘ biblical studies ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	GA numbering ⓘ linked to: Gregory–Aland numbering
hasComponent	Gregory–Aland lectionary numbers ⓘ linked to: Gregory–Aland numbering Gregory–Aland minuscule numbers ⓘ linked to: Gregory–Aland numbering Gregory–Aland papyrus numbers ⓘ linked to: Gregory–Aland numbering Gregory–Aland uncial numbers ⓘ linked to: Gregory–Aland numbering
introducedBy	Caspar René Gregory ⓘ
languageOfWork	Greek ⓘ
maintainedAt	Münster, Germany ⓘ linked to: Münster
maintainedBy	Institute for New Testament Textual Research ⓘ
namedAfter	Caspar René Gregory ⓘ Kurt Aland ⓘ
notationFor	lectionaries indicated by prefix ℓ followed by a number ⓘ minuscules indicated by plain Arabic numerals ⓘ papyri uses prefix P followed by a superscript number ⓘ uncials traditionally indicated by a leading zero before the number ⓘ
relatedTo	New Testament textual apparatus ⓘ critical editions of the New Testament text ⓘ
replaced	older, non‑standard manuscript designations ⓘ
scope	extant Greek manuscripts of the New Testament ⓘ
standardIn	modern New Testament scholarship ⓘ
subjectOf	scholarly discussions on New Testament manuscript classification ⓘ
timePeriod	late 19th century onward ⓘ
usedBy	Nestle–Aland Novum Testamentum Graece ⓘ linked to: Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece New Testament manuscript catalogs ⓘ linked to: New Testament manuscripts United Bible Societies Greek New Testament ⓘ critical editions of the Greek New Testament ⓘ scholarly articles on textual variants ⓘ
usedFor	classifying Greek New Testament manuscripts ⓘ identifying Greek New Testament manuscripts ⓘ

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