1 Corinthians 9:15

1 Corinthians 9:15 ouvdei.j kenw,sei {B}

According to the view of a majority of the Committee the earliest reading is that supported by î⁴⁶ a* B D* 33 1739 it^d syr^p al. Not observing that after h; Paul breaks off the sentence (a figure of speech called aposiopesis), various copyists attempted in one way or another to ameliorate the construction and to carry on the syntax. The most widespread correction was the replacement of ouvdei,j by i[na tij (a^c C D^{b, c} K P Y 81 88 104 326 330 436 451 614 629 630 1241 1877 1962 1984 1985 2127 2492 2495 Byz Lect al). Because of itacism the pronunciation of kenw,sei and kenw,sh| was indistinguishable.

Instead of using a dash, it is also possible to punctuate the text with a full stop after avpoqanei/n, accenting the next word as h= (“Truly no one shall deprive me of my ground for boasting!”). But this use of h=, though common in the classics, does not occur elsewhere in Paul.