Every publishing house has its style, and TExT tries to maintain some consistency in our style. The following are the guidelines we plan to use to help us have a consistent style. When in doubt, follow the SBL Handbook of Style.
Our tools are written in English, and to maintain consistency we try to follow Standard American English conventions. Contributors may submit content in British English if that is most familiar, but we will likely change that to American English at some point in the editorial process. We regret that we have to choose one, but it is necessary to produce professional results.
Abbreviations
Old Testament
| Gen |
Genesis |
Eccl |
Ecclesiastes |
| Exod |
Exodus |
Song |
Song of Solomon |
| Lev |
Leviticus |
Isa |
Isaiah |
| Num |
Numbers |
Jer |
Jeremiah |
| Deut |
Deuteronomy |
Lam |
Lamentations |
| Josh |
Joshua |
Ezek |
Ezekiel |
| Judg |
Judges |
Dan |
Daniel |
| Ruth |
Ruth |
Hos |
Hosea |
| 1Sam |
1 Samuel |
Joel |
Joel |
| 2Sam |
2 Samuel |
Amos |
Amos |
| 1Kgs |
1 Kings |
Obad |
Obadiah |
| 2Kgs |
2 Kings |
Jonah |
Jonah |
| 1Chr |
1 Chronicles |
Mic |
Micah |
| 2Chr |
2 Chronicles |
Nah |
Nahum |
| Ezra |
Ezra |
Hab |
Habakkuk |
| Neh |
Nehemiah |
Zeph |
Zephaniah |
| Esth |
Esther |
Hag |
Haggai |
| Job |
Job |
Zech |
Zechariah |
| Ps |
Psalms |
Mal |
Malachi |
| Prov |
Proverbs |
|
|
New Testament
| Matt |
Matthew |
1 Tim |
1 Timothy |
| Mark |
Mark |
2 Tim |
2 Timothy |
| Luke |
Luke |
Titus |
Titus |
| John |
John |
Phlm |
Philemon |
| Acts |
Acts |
Heb |
Hebrews |
| Rom |
Romans |
Jas |
James |
| 1 Cor |
1 Corinthians |
1 Pet |
1 Peter |
| 2 Cor |
2 Corinthians |
2 Pet |
2 Peter |
| Gal |
Galatians |
1 John |
1 John |
| Eph |
Ephesians |
2 John |
2 John |
| Phil |
Philippians |
3 John |
3 John |
| Col |
Colossians |
Jude |
Jude |
| 1 Thess |
1 Thessalonians |
Rev |
Revelation |
| 2 Thess |
2 Thessalonians |
|
|
Apocrypha and Septuagint
| Bar |
Baruch |
Jdt |
Judith |
| AddDan |
Additions to Daniel |
1Macc |
1 Maccabees |
| PrAzar |
Prayer of Azariah |
2Macc |
2 Maccabees |
| Bel |
Bel and the Dragon |
3Macc |
3 Maccabees |
| SgThree |
Song of the Three Young Men |
4Macc |
4 Maccabees |
| Sus |
Susanna |
PrMan |
Prayer of Manasseh |
| 1Esd |
1 Esdras |
Sir |
Sirach/Ecclesiasticus |
| 2Esd |
2 Esdras |
Tob |
Tobit |
| AddEsth |
Additions to Esther |
Wis |
Wisdom of Solomon |
| EpJer |
Epistle of Jeremiah |
|
|
General Terms
| acc. |
accusative |
masc. |
masculine |
| act. |
active |
mid. |
middle |
| AD |
Anno Domini |
MT |
Masoretic Text |
| adj. |
adjective |
neg. |
negative |
| adv. |
adverb |
neut. |
neuter |
| aor. |
aorist |
nom. |
nominative |
| Apocr. |
Apocrypha |
NT |
New Testament |
| Aram. |
Aramaic |
obj. |
object |
| art. |
article |
opt. |
optative |
| attrib. |
attributive |
OT |
Old Testament |
| augm. |
augment |
p., pp. |
page(s) |
| BC |
Before Christ |
pass. |
passive |
| c. |
about (time), circa |
perf. |
perfect |
| cf. |
compare |
pers. |
person |
| class. |
classical (Greek) |
plur. |
plural |
| comp. |
comparative |
plupf. |
pluperfect |
| conj. |
conjunction |
pred. |
predicate |
| dat. |
dative |
prep. |
preposition |
| decl. |
declension |
pres. |
present |
| dep. |
deponent |
pron. |
pronoun |
| e.g. |
for example |
part. |
participle |
| esp. |
especially |
redupl. |
reduplication |
| fem. |
feminine |
reflex. |
reflexive |
| fut. |
future |
rel. |
relative |
| gen. |
genitive |
sing. |
singular |
| Gr. |
Greek |
subj. |
subjunctive |
| Heb. |
Hebrew |
subst. |
substantively |
| i.e. |
that is |
superl. |
superlative |
| impv. |
imperative |
syll. |
syllable |
| impf. |
imperfect |
synon. |
synonymous |
| ind. |
indicative |
Syr. |
Syriac |
| inf. |
infinitive |
TR |
Textus Receptus |
| instr. |
instrumental |
trans. |
transitive |
| interr. |
interrogative |
translit. |
transliteration |
| intr. |
intransitive |
voc. |
vocative |
| irreg. |
irregular |
Vulg. |
Vulgate |
| Lat. |
Latin |
v(v). |
verse(s) |
| lit. |
literally |
w.o. |
word order |
| LXX |
Septuagint |
|
|
Transliteration
Greek
| α |
a |
| β |
b |
| γ |
g, or n before γ, κ, ξ, or χ |
| δ |
d |
| ε |
e |
| ζ |
z |
| η |
ē |
| θ |
th |
| ι |
i |
| κ |
k |
| λ |
l |
| μ |
m |
| ν |
n |
| ξ |
x |
| ο |
o |
| π |
p |
| ρ |
r |
| ῥ |
rh |
| σ, ς |
s |
| τ |
t |
| υ |
y (not in diphthongs) |
| υ |
u (in diphthongs) |
| φ |
ph |
| χ |
ch |
| ψ |
ps |
| ω |
ō |
| ῾ |
h (with vowel or diphthong) |
Hebrew
| Consonants |
|
| א |
ʾ |
| ב |
b |
| ג |
g |
| ד |
d |
| ה |
h |
| ו |
w |
| ז |
z |
| ח |
ḥ |
| ט |
ṭ |
| י |
y |
| ך כ |
k |
| ל |
l |
| ם מ |
m |
| ן נ |
n |
| ס |
s |
| ע |
ʿ |
| ף פ |
p |
| ץ צ |
ṣ |
| ק |
q |
| ר |
r |
| שׂ |
ś |
| שׁ |
š |
| ת |
t |
| Vowels |
|
| בַ |
a |
| בַ |
a |
| בָ |
ā |
| בָה |
â |
| בָיו |
āyw |
| בֶ |
e |
| בֵ |
ē |
| בֵי |
ê (בֵיּ = êy) |
| בֶי |
ê (בֶיּ = êy) |
| בִ |
i |
| בִ |
ī |
| בִי |
î |
| בָ |
o |
| בֹ |
ō |
| וֹ |
ô |
| בֻ |
u |
| בֻ |
ū |
| וּ |
û |
| בֳ |
ŏ |
| בֲ |
ă |
| בֱ |
ĕ |
| בְ |
ĕ |
