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GC: There is coherent majority attestation for a, and poor coherence in the b attestation.
TP: The consecutive conjunction may appear more appropriate because the action described in the new paragraph follows from the decision to go to Macedonia immediately. On the other hand, δέ may be seen to better reflect the departure to a new destination, but the lack of coherence in the b attestation tips the scales for a.[1]
[1] The lack of coherence in the b attestation weakens Metzger’s statement that there was an inclination to replace δέ by οὖν (393). Barrett (777) seems to share Metzger’s view.
