Sinaiticus Rev 4:8 holy 8x is Simonides late Byz text, not 4th--7th
Revelation 4:8 (AV) And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. Holy, holy, holy All the extant evidences before about 900 AD are for 3 holies. Yet Sinaiticus has eight! The whole concept of expanded holies only arose arise after John of Damascus and we only see it in extant texts around 900-1000 AD. Any ms. written 900-1000 AD would not have the 4th-5th century ancient script of Sinaiticus. Conclusion: Simonides with the Russico Ramblers wrote this text with full knowledge of the expanded holies and Simonides likely used the Oetoechos c. 1840. (And the extra holies were marked by dots, either for illumination or removal on the next draft.) ============================ ALL EXTANT TRUE EARLY EVIDENCES ARE 3 “Holies” This expands greatly the apparatus entries. Tertullian (c. 200) Victorinus of Petov...