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GC: The a attestation is coherent with a majority of witnesses that are closely related to A. The b variant has a coherent MT attestation, also witnessed by P45.

TP: The irregularity of the MT reading, that the infinitive is separated from a form of ἄρχω by an adverbial phrase,^[1] gives cause to favor b, while the a reading has a strong attestation.