I. General Abbreviations
| AT | Arabic translation |
| b. | bin (Arabic for ‘son’) |
| bp. | bishop |
| ca. | circa |
| cath. | catholicos |
| cath. | Catholic (i.e., Roman Catholic) |
| cent. | century / centuries |
| Ch. of E. | Church of the East |
| Chald. | Chaldean |
| coll. | collection |
| CPA | Christian Palestinian Aramaic |
| DT | Dutch translation |
| E. Syr. | E. Syrian / E. Syriac |
| ed. | edited, edition |
| et al. | et alii ‘and others’ |
| ET | English translation |
| fl. | floruit (referring to the most productive period in a figure’s life) |
| FS | Festschrift |
| FT | French translation |
| GT | German translation |
| IT | Italian translation |
| J. | (occasionally) Journal |
| LT | Latin translation |
| Maron. | Maronite |
| Melk. | Melkite |
| metr. | Metropolitan |
| ms(s). | manuscript(s) |
| ns | New Series (in part. for journals) |
| NT | New Testament |
| OT | Old Testament |
| patr. | Patriarch |
| r. | ruled |
| repr. | reprint or reprinted |
| RT | Russian translation |
| SBL | Society of Biblical Literature |
| ST | Spanish translation |
| Syr. Cath. | Syriac Catholic |
| Syr. Orth. | Syriac Orthodox |
| W. Syr. | W. Syriac / W. Syrian |
How to Cite This Entry
Footnote Style Citation with Date:
“I. General Abbreviations,” in Front Matter, edited by Sebastian P. Brock, Aaron M. Butts, George A. Kiraz and Lucas Van Rompay (Gorgias Press, 2011; online ed. Beth Mardutho, 2018), https://gedsh.bethmardutho.org/General-Abbreviations.
Bibliography Entry Citation:
“I. General Abbreviations.” In Front Matter. Edited by Sebastian P. Brock, Aaron M. Butts, George A. Kiraz and Lucas Van Rompay. Digital edition prepared by David Michelson, Ute Possekel, and Daniel L. Schwartz. Gorgias Press, 2011; online ed. Beth Mardutho, 2018. https://gedsh.bethmardutho.org/General-Abbreviations.
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