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I am not so sure about generalizing about the practice in Greek MSS
(whether of the NT or of other texts), but expunction (deletion by the
use of little dots, usually under the letters/graphs used to spell or
abbreviate the word(s) in question) is a very common practice in Latin
MSS throughout the late ancient and mediaeval period. It's not
confined to MSS of the Latin Bible. There are other conventional signs
used for cancellation, as well as analogous uses of conventional signs
for other corrections, such as transposition, but I think expunction
is one of the most widespread.

A.

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