Tαῦτα δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐνθυμηθέντος ἰδοὺ ἄγγελος Kυρίου κατ’ ὄναρ ἐφάνη αὐτῷ λέγων· Ἰωσὴφ υἱὸς Δαυὶδ, μὴ φοβηθῇς παραλαβεῖν Μαρίαμ τὴν γυναῖκα σου· τὸ γὰρ ἐν αὐτῇ γεννηθὲν ἐκ πνεύματος ἐστιν ἁγίου.
But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the LORD appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
Matt 1:20 [Textus Receptus (Elzevir) (1624)]
Ταῦτα δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐνθυμηθέντος, ἰδού, ἄγγελος Κυρίου κατ’ ὄναρ ἐφάνη αὐτῷ, λέγων· Ἰωσὴφ υἱὸς Δαβίδ, μὴ φοβηθῇς παραλαβεῖν Μαριὰμ τὴν γυναῖκά σου· τὸ γὰρ ἐν αὐτῇ γεννηθὲν ἐκ Πνεύματός ἐστιν ἁγίου.
Matt 1:20 [Peshitta]
ܟ݁ܰܕ݂ ܗܳܠܶܝܢ ܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܐܶܬ݂ܪܰܥܺܝ ܐܶܬ݂ܚܙܺܝ ܠܶܗ ܡܰܠܰܐܟ݂ܳܐ ܕ݁ܡܳܪܝܳܐ ܒ݁ܚܶܠܡܳܐ ܘܶܐܡܰܪ ܠܶܗ ܝܰܘܣܶܦ݂ ܒ݁ܪܶܗ ܕ݁ܕ݂ܰܘܺܝܕ݂ ܠܳܐ ܬ݁ܶܕ݂ܚܰܠ ܠܡܶܣܰܒ݂ ܠܡܰܪܝܰܡ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ܬ݂ܳܟ݂ ܗܰܘ ܓ݁ܶܝܪ ܕ݁ܶܐܬ݂ܺܝܠܶܕ݂ ܒ݁ܳܗ ܡܶܢ ܪܽܘܚܳܐ ܗܽܘ ܕ݁ܩܽܘܕ݂ܫܳܐ܂
Matt 1:20 [Old Syriac Curetonian (Codex Curetonianus Syriacus syc)]
ܟܕ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܬܪܥܝ܂ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܠܗ ܠܝܘܣܦ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܚܙܘܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ܂ ܝܘܣܦ ܒܪܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠ ܠܡܕܒܪ ܠܡܪܝܡ ܡܟܝܪܬܟ܂ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܡܬܝܠܕ ܡܢܗܿ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܗܘ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܒܛܝܢ܂
Matt 1:20 [Old Syriac Sinaitic (Codex Sinaiticus Syriacus sys)]
ܟܕ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܬܪܥܝ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܠܗ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܚܙܘܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܝܘܣܦ ܒܪܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠ ܠܡܣܒ ܠܡܪܝܡ ܐܢܬܬܟ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܡܬܝܠܕ ܡܢܗ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܗܘ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ
Matt 1:20 [Old Latin (Codex Vercellensis)]
Haec cogitante eo, Angelus Domini apparuit ei in somis dicens: Ioseph fili D…d noli timere accipere Mariam conjugem tuam; quod enim ex ea nascetur de ……. Sanctio …
Matt 1:20 [Vulgate]
haec autem eo cogitante ecce angelus Domini in somnis apparuit ei dicens Ioseph fili David noli timere accipere Mariam coniugem tuam quod enim in ea natum est de Spiritu Sancto est
Critical Apparatus :
(1) ενθυμηθεντος : א, B, C, E, K, L, M, S, W, Z?, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 57, 65, 72, 83, 109, 113, 116, 127, 157, 182, 186, 198, 200, 201, 230, 272, 276, 422, 438, 439, 449, 473, 476, 478, 490, 491, 500, 501supp, 504, 505, 543, 556, 560, 652, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1582, 2561, 2603, 2835, 3000, ℓ1086, Majority
(2) ενθυμουμενου : 46, 688, 1424
(3) Κυριου : א, B, C, E, K, L, M, S, W, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 46, 57, 65, 72, 83, 109, 113, 116, 127, 157, 182, 186, 198, 200, 201, 230, 272, 276, 422, 438, 439, 449, 473, 476, 478, 490, 491, 500, 501supp, 504, 505c, 556, 560, 652, 688, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1424, 1582, 2561, 2603, 2835, 3000, ℓ1086, Majority
(4) OMIT Κυριου : 505*, 543
(5) κατ οναρ εφανη αυτω : א, B, C, E, K, L, M, S, Z?, Σ, Ω, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 46, 57, 65, 72, 83, 109, 113, 116, 127, 157, 182, 186, 198, 200, 201, 272, 276, 422, 438, 439, 449, 473, 476, 478, 490, 491, 500, 501supp+501?, 504, 505, 556, 560, 652, 688, 699, 700, 901, 1203, 1582, 2561, 2603, 2835, 3000, ℓ1086, Majority
(6) κατ οναρ εφανει αυτω : 230
(7) κατ οναρ εφαν αυτω : Δ
(8) κατ οναρ φαινεται αυτω : 1424
(9) κατ οναρ φαινεται τω ιωσηφ : 892
(10) εφανη κατ οναρ αυτω : W, 543
(11) εφανη αυτω κατ οναρ : 44
(12) δαβιδ : Elzevir
(13) δαυειδ : א, B, W, Sahidic (ΔΑΥΕΙΔ)
(14) δαυιδ : Bohairic (ΔΑΥΙΔ)
(15) δαδ : א, C, E, K, L, M, S, Z?, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 46, 57, 65, 83, 109, 113, 116, 127, 157, 182, 186, 198, 200, 201, 230, 272, 276, 422, 438, 439, 449, 473, 476, 478, 490, 491, 500, 501, 504, 505, 543, 556, 560, 652, 688, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1424, 1582, 2561, 2603, 2835, 3000, ℓ1086
(16) φοβηθης : א, B, C, E, K, M, S, W, Z, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 46, 57, 65, 83, 109, 113, 116, 127, 157, 182, 186, 198, 200, 201, 230, 272, 276, 422, 438, 439, 449, 473, 476, 478, 490, 491, 501, 504, 505, 556, 560, 652, 688, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1582, 2561, 2603, 2835, 3000, Majority
(17) φοβηθεις : L, 4, 500, 543, 1203, 1424, ℓ1086
(18) παραλαβειν : א, B, C, D, E, K, L, M, S, W, Z?, Δ, Θ, Σ, Ω, 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 46, 57, 65, 83, 109, 113, 116, 127, 157, 182, 186, 198, 200, 201, 230, 272, 276, 422, 438, 439, 449, 473, 476, 478, 490, 491, 500, 501, 504, 505, 543, 556, 560, 652, 688, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1424, 1582, 2561, 2603, 2835, 3000?, ℓ1086
(19) παραλαβην : 2
(20) μαριαμ : א, C, D, E, K, S, W, Z, Δ, Θ, Σ, Ω, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 46, 57, 65, 83, 109, 113, 116, 127, 157, 182, 186, 198, 200, 201, 230, 272, 276, 422, 438, 439, 449, 473, 476, 478, 490, 491, 500, 501, 504, 505, 543, 556, 560, 652, 688, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1424, 1582, 2561, 2603, 2835, 3000, ℓ1086, Majority, Peshitta (ܠܡܪܝܡ), Syriac Curetonian (ܠܡܪܝܡ), Syriac Sinaitic (ܠܡܪܝܡ), Vulgate (Mariam), Eusebius of Caesarea
(21) μαριαν : B, L, Sahidic? (ΜΑΡΙΑ), Bohairic? (ΜΑΡΙΑ)
(22) γαρ εν αυτη γεννηθεν : א, B, C, D, E, L, M, S, W, Z, Σ, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 27, 33, 35, 36, 43, 44, 46, 57, 65, 83, 109, 113, 116, 127, 157, 182, 198, 200, 201, 230, 272, 276, 422, 438, 439, 449, 473, 476, 478, 490, 491, 500, 501, 504, 505, 543, 556, 560, 652, 688, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1424, 1582, 2561, 2835, 3000, ℓ1086, Majority
(23) γαρ εν αυτη γενηθεν : K, Δ, Ω, 34, 186
(24) γεννηθεν γαρ εν αυτη : 2603
(25) εστιν αγιου : א, B, C, E, K, M, S, Z?, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 46, 57, 65, 83, 109c, 113, 116, 127, 157, 182, 186, 198, 200, 201, 230, 272, 276, 422, 438, 439, 449, 473, 476, 478, 490, 491, 500, 501, 504, 505, 543, 556, 560, 652, 688, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1424, 1582, 2561, 2603, 2835, 3000, ℓ1086, Majority, Eusebius of Caesarea
(26) αγιου εστιν : D, L
(27) αγιου : 109*
Tischendorf 1:20
Early Church Fathers
(1) Eusebius of Caesarea (Demonstratio Evangelica, p308, 12, Eusebius Werke, Ivar A. Heikel)
ταῦτα δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐνθυμηθέντος ἰδού, ἄγγελος κυρίου κατ’ ὄναρ φαίνεται αὐτῷ λέγων, Ἰωσὴφ υἱὸς Δαβίδ, μὴ φοβηθῇς παραλαβεῖν Μαριὰμ τὴν γυναῖκά σου· τὸ γὰρ ἐν αὐτῇ γεννηθὲν ἐκ πνεύματός ἐστιν ἁγίου.
A Textual Commentary On Matthew 1:20
(a) ἰδού, ἄγγελος Κυρίου. Markland, in Bowyer’s Conjectures on the New Testament, has thrown out some observations on the use of ἰδοὺ here and in some other passages, which I am surprised should have come from so admirable a scholar. He thinks the ἰδοὺ was often put in by the Evangelist (in a sense equivalent to—attend, reader!), or was foisted in by some Christian as a kind of N.B. This, he thinks the case in Luke 23,14 and 15, and in innumerable other cases. I must be permitted to question whether it ever owes its origin to either of the two causes just stated.
The truth is, that as in the Hebrew הנה perpetually occurs, so in the Hellenistic Greek does ἰδοὺ, and sometimes ecce in the Latin, as in Virg. Æn.2, 270.”in somnis, ecce, ante oculos mœstissimus Hector visus adesse mihi.”
In the Greek of the classical writers it is indeed rare:but there are examples, as in Euripid. Here. Fur. 1066. Matth. ἰδοὺ, τί δεμοῖς, νοῦς ὅπως, ὡρμισμένος – πρόσειμι κ.τ.λ. where I am surprised that Musgrave should stumble at he ἰδοὺ, and conjecture ἴου, which would be quite unsuitable to the dignified firmness of Hercules, as it is well represented by the present reading.
(S. T. Bloomfield, Recensio Synoptica Annotationis Sacræ, vol. 1, pp. 6-7)
(b) Μαριὰμ – According to Bengel, this termination was more usual in early times (from the example of the Hebrew and the Septuagint) than the Greek form Μαρία, which soon, however, prevailed. St. Matthew, therefore, uses Μαριὰμ here, in the angel’s address, for the name of our Lord’s mother; but Μαρίας (the genitive case of the Greek Μαρία) when speaking of her (Matt 1:16 & Matt 1:18) in his own person ; and in like manner, he employs the Greek form when mentioning other women of the same name. And St. Luke does mostly the same.
The scribe of Codex Vaticanus probably mistaken –M for –N or thought that this was a mistake and changed it to Greek accusative termination –N, Μαρίαν (also in Rom 16:6). See Μεσσίαν in John 1:41 which is accusative for Μεσσίας.
Despite overwhelming evidence for Μαριὰμ Westcott-Hort, Eberhard Nestle, and NA27 read Μαρίαν.
(c) The common form Δαβιδ hardly belongs here ; as in MSS. this name is generally contracted ΔAΔ, δαδ ; while in the older copies in which it is expressed at length, it is given ΔΑΥΕΙΔ, and in those later, Δαυιδ. The insertion, however, of Δαβιδ in the common text as printed, may be compared with the adoption of more recent forms in MSS.: this orthography belongs so completely to the latest period of Greek pronunciation, etc, that it would only have been adopted when it conveyed just the same sound as Δαυιδ.
The form Δαβιδ owes its adoption to its introduction by Erasmus (or Froben his printer), in his first edition. The Complutensian editors both in the New Testament and the LXX. gave Δαυιδ ; and this form has been commonly adopted in that version as printed, except in the Aldine text.